I'm not someone who has decision-making authority for this sort of thing,
but speaking as a staff member who could benefit from such decisions, my
top ten list of potential incentives is as follows:
1. Comp time
2. Comp time
3. Comp time
4. Comp time
5. Comp time
6. Comp time
7. Comp time
8. Comp time
9. Comp time
10. Comp time
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 2:34 PM Tricia Karlin <tkarlin_at_lawrence.lib.ks.us>
wrote:
> It's very low-tech, but in our cataloging/acquisitions dept, we have a
> home-grown Jeopardy game based off the page-a-day Jeopardy calendar. We've
> been doing it for at least 10 years - probably more. Every week, staff
> decide if they will 'play' or not. You win bragging rights.
>
> Or, just buy a fun page-a-day calendar - they create conversation that is
> not work-based.
>
> Tricia Karlin
> Collection Services Manager
> Lawrence Public Library
> 707 Vermont St.
> Lawrence, KS 66044
> 785-843-3833 x.109
> tkarllin_at_lplks.org
>
> On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 9:52 AM Derek Wilmott <acqnet_at_lists.ala.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> Clemson University Libraries, offsite location, the Library Depot has
>> little regarding amenities (a gas station/convenience store that has a
>> small restaurant is within walking distance). Everything else is at least a
>> 10-15 minute drive. Over the years, we have been creative with our
>> incentives to keep the staff engaged and feeling a part of university
>> community. We have a table dedicated to puzzles and tabletop games.
>> Outside, we have a basketball hoop and an area to kick a soccer ball.
>> Occasionally, we will have a potluck or other social event.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Derek Wilmott, MLIS – He/Him/His
>>
>> Librarian, Clemson University Libraries
>>
>> Acquisition, Bindery, & Collection Management Team
>>
>> Chair – PASCAL Common Collection Committee
>>
>> Chair – Clemson University Commission on Latino Affairs
>>
>>
>>
>> Library Depot Office 201-N: 864.656.2897
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org <acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org> *On
>> Behalf Of *Susan Martin
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 2, 2019 7:25 PM
>> *To:* acqnet_at_lists.ala.org
>> *Subject:* [ALCTS-acqnet] Non monetary incentives for staff
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Susan Martin | Head, Acquisitions Services | The University of Chicago
>> Library
>>
>> 1100 E. 57th Street Chicago , IL 60637 | 773-702-8768 |
>> smartin28_at_uchicago.edu
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Tricia Karlin, Collection Services Manager
> Lawrence Public Library
> Lawrence, KS 66044
>
> 785-843-3833 x.109
> tkarlin_at_lawrence.lib.ks.us
>
>
>
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Received on Fri Jul 05 2019 - 15:06:49 EDT