【HR术语】嘉奖是什么意思?(What does kudos mean?)
嘉奖是什么意思?
当你给某人嘉奖时,你是在肯定他所取得的成就,并表示你的赞赏。
嘉奖的含义来自古希腊语kydos,意思是荣誉、荣耀或名声,尤其是在战斗中。
尽管 “嘉奖 ”的定义已不再与战争相关,但它仍然意味着对某人的尊敬--因其取得的成就、付出的努力或表现出的品格而对其表示尊敬。
嘉奖是对员工的一种认可。你给了他们当之无愧的荣耀和名声。这也是一种表示感谢的方式。
定期给予嘉奖,并将其作为公司工作文化的核心部分,会对公司业务的各个方面产生巨大的影响。
如今,许多公司都在使用 “嘉奖”,并取得了令人印象深刻的效果。
嘉奖有哪些用途?
在工作场所,您可以通过多种方式对他人表示嘉奖。您可以
当面感谢他们,对他们的辛勤工作表示赞赏,或肯定他们实现的目标,或肯定他们体现的公司价值。
在公司的交流平台上给他们发送私人信息或电子邮件。
在公司内网或全公司范围的电子邮件中表扬他们。
给他们一张写有手写信息的贺卡。
奖励他们一张礼品卡、一天额外年假或其他奖品。
给他们颁发嘉奖奖杯(每周颁发给值得嘉奖的人的奖杯)。
给他们和他们辛勤工作的团队一顿免费午餐。
在公司颁奖典礼上表彰他们的成就、努力和品格。
把他们放在公司的嘉奖墙上(在这面墙上,每周你都会用他们的照片和嘉奖字条给团队中的某个人一个惊喜)。
给他们加薪或晋升。
嘉奖有什么好处?
给员工嘉奖看似简单平常,却能对公司产生重大影响。
毕竟,众所周知,表彰是员工敬业度的首要驱动因素。
除了敬业度,表彰计划的好处还包括:
平均利润提高 27%
员工留任率提高,自愿离职率降低 31%
提高公司忠诚度
营造积极的环境,吸引有才华的专业人士成为新员工
提高员工满意度
提高生产力
健康的企业文化
增强信心,推动团队的创新和新创意
嘉奖对公司文化有什么影响?
确保嘉奖成为工作场所的惯例,公司可以从中获益良多。它有可能彻底改变公司文化。
但是,要产生最大的影响,公司中的每个人都需要给予嘉奖:从首席执行官和管理团队到最基层的专业人员。
无论职位高低或资历深浅,当人们互相称赞时,就会创造出一种积极健康的工作文化。这种文化能促进身心健康,帮助专业人员发挥最佳水平。
充满赞誉的工作场所能提升员工的体验。员工不仅能提高工作效率、参与度和满意度,还能相互激励,追求卓越,帮助公司发展。
仅仅是一个简单的持续性赞赏或认可行为,就能让整个公司变得更好。
以下为文章原文:
What does kudos mean?
When you give someone kudos, you’re recognizing what they’ve achieved and showing your appreciation.
Kudos’ meaning comes from the ancient Greek kydos, which means honor, glory, or fame—especially in battle.
Even though kudos’ definition isn’t tied to war anymore, it still means honoring someone— honoring them for what they’ve achieved, the effort they’ve put in, or for the character that they’ve shown.
Giving a person kudos is a form of employee recognition. You’re giving them their moment of well-deserved glory and fame. It’s a way of saying thank you too.
Giving kudos regularly, and making it a central part of your company’s work culture, can have a dramatic effect on various aspects of your business.
Many companies today use kudos—with impressive results.
What are the uses of kudos?
People often say “kudos to you” as a way of expressing praise and admiration to someone who’s really earned it.
But kudos can be much more than a few spoken words.
It could also be a formal event which recognizes deserving professionals in front of the whole company, a written message of appreciation, or even a prize in the form of money or a free lunch.
Kudos can take many forms, with many companies still discovering new and creative ways to express their appreciation even now.
Examples of kudos in the workplace
There are many ways that you can give someone kudos in the workplace. You can:
Simply thank them in person and say you appreciate their hard work, or recognize a goal they’ve achieved, or a company value that they’ve embodied.
Send them a private message on your company’s communication platform, or in an email. Praise them on your company intranet, or in a company-wide email.
Give them a greeting card with a handwritten message.
Award them a gift card, an extra day of annual leave, or another prize.
Give them a kudos trophy (a trophy that gets awarded to someone deserving each week).
Give them, and their hardworking team, a free lunch.
Recognize their achievements, efforts, and character in a company awards ceremony.
Put them on your company’s wall of kudos (a wall where, each week, you surprise one of your team with their photo and a note of recognition).
Give them a raise or a promotion.
What are the benefits of kudos?
Giving people kudos might seem simple and ordinary, but it can have a significant impact on your company.
After all, recognition is known to be a top driver of employee engagement.
Along with engagement, a recognition programme’s benefits include:
An average of 27 percent higher profits
Greater retention rates with 31 percent less voluntary turnover
Increased company loyalty
A positive environment that attracts talented professionals as new hires
Increased employee satisfaction
Improved productivity
A healthy company culture
Confidence that drives more innovation and new ideas from teams
What impact does kudos have on company culture?
Companies can gain a lot from ensuring kudos-giving is an established practice in the workplace. It has the potential to completely transform company culture.
But to have the greatest impact, kudos needs to be given by everyone in the company: from the CEO and management teams right through to the most junior professionals.
When people give kudos to each other, regardless of position or seniority, it creates a positive and healthy work culture. A culture that promotes wellbeing and helps professionals to perform at their best.
A kudos-filled workplace elevates the employee experience. People are not only more productive, engaged, and satisfied, but also inspire each other to pursue excellence and help the company grow.
Just a simple act of appreciation or recognitionon an ongoing basis can transform an entire company for the better.