Hi Susan,
While at George Mason University, I was able to award days off as rewards.
Also, does your institution’s HR Dept have a recognition program? If so,
there might be items (umbrellas, gift cards, etc.) you can get from central
HR that won’t cost your unit money.
Sincerely,
Cynthia
Cynthia Holt
Executive Director
Council of Atlantic University Libraries
On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 8:32 PM Susan Martin <acqnet_at_lists.ala.org> wrote:
> Colleagues,
>
> I am hoping the collective mind will be able to assist. I have been
> struggling to come up with incentives to help improve the overall quality
> of work life within my department. These incentives cannot have a cost, as
> I have no budget. I have thought of: potluck gatherings to celebrate things
> like the end of the fiscal year, the beginning of the academic year,
> birthdays, staff employment milestones; employee of the month recognition
> with an intranet news post, and there I have stopped.
>
> Have any of you done anything like this? How have you improved the quality
> of life in your departments without the benefit of using money?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Susan
>
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Received on Wed Jul 03 2019 - 10:26:05 EDT