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HR Basics is a series of short courses designed to highlight
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what you need to know about a particular human resource management topic.
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In today's HR Basics, we explore employee recognition, exploring why it's important, and how to design and manage effective programs.
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Recognition is about reinforcement of employee actions, efforts, behavior, or performance that supports organizational strategy.
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Recognition acknowledges or gives special attention to employee actions,
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efforts, or behavior and performance that supports organizational strategy by reinforcing certain behaviors,
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like extraordinary accomplishments, that contribute to organizational success.
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These programs can be either formal or informal.
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Employee recognition continues to be top of mind as employers use
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their Total Rewards Toolkit to differentiate themselves as an employer of choice and solve a variety of business challenges.
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Variety is key to recognition.
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Organizations have different needs.
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Some need to increase retention in a specific business unit or type of job, while others need to support innovative thinking.
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One organization may find that recognition will help it to address a very specific individual performance issue,
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while another may determine that an overall culture of recognition will be better to contribute to organizational success.
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And yet another company may seek to accomplish all of the above by offering a full palette of recognition opportunities.
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What's common among all organization is the challenge to satisfy a variety of intrinsic and extrinsic employee needs in order to attract,
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motivate, and retain a talented, productive workforce, which is likely to be a key to business success.
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Recognition programs can be the key to motivating employees and driving organizational results according to a new survey, Trends in Employee Recognition, by World at Work.
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Employee recognition programs remain an important component in the Total Rewards Toolkit,
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with 89 % of organizations having programs in place and with 67 % of organizations offering between 3 and 6 different programs,
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with 4 .6 as the average number.
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The average number of programs appears to be trending upward to the 2011 level after dipping to 3 .9 in 2013.
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According to the 2015 report, the top five recognition programs have remained the same since 2013,
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including length of service at 87%, above and beyond performance at 76%, programs to motivate specific behaviors at 51%,
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peer -to -peer recognition at 48%, and finally retirement at 34%.
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Let's take a look at the design and management of effective recognition programs.
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Design refers to a plan or protocol for carrying out or accomplishing employee recognition.
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Planning is used in recognition to ensure motivation, engagement, and retention of high -performing employees.
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Using this planning process, you can develop core elements of a recognition plan.
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Strategy is an extension of an organization's mission, a bridge between the organization and its environment.
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Goals are a statement of desired outcome towards which effort is directed to realize your recognition plan.
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And finally, actions are the most important things that can be done to reach stated goals.
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Employees not only want good pay and benefits, they also want to be treated fairly, to make a substantial contribution to the organization through their work,
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and to be valued and appreciated for their efforts.
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To show appreciation, many employers implement ongoing recognition programs designed to thank employees for a variety of achievements.
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Among the most common programs are those that recognize length of service, exemplary, one -time achievement, and noteworthy performance over a period of time.
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Although organizations typically recognize employees' length of service milestones and instances of strong individual or team performance,
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many organizations are beginning to focus on other, less traditional areas of recognition.
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Among them are the following, the ability to manage or champion change and innovation, systems improvement, customer retention, significant development,
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and actions that embody the organization's core values.
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Some employees may not be as motivated as others by an organization's incentives,
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so organizations should offer a variety of incentives and recognition opportunities to meet various employee needs.
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For recognition programs to be effective, it should meet several criteria.
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The program should be well -funded, aligned with organizational goals, appropriate for employees' achievement and timely.
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Recognition programs need to be well -funded.
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The key to success for a recognition program is management's commitment of resources.
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During the budgeting process for the year ahead, the organization should earmark funds for the program and establish methods for distributing those funds.
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Managers must dedicate the resources, including the time it takes to plan and execute a program, and must enable employees and supervisors to run the program.
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Through this process, managers can see the distribution is fair
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and equitable and the money that's allocated is immediately available to fund programs once it's announced to employees.
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Programs need to be aligned with goals and values.
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Recognition programs are most successful when they're aligned with the organization's mission, vision, values, and goals.
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Employees can tell if there is, or if there is not, a clear connection between what management says is important and what actually is.
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Programs need to be appropriate.
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Employees must understand the rationale for recognition programs and should be convinced
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that the awards are in line with the achievement and the degree of effort that they represent.
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A recognition system will falter if employee feels that their works is trivialized
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or even insulted by inconsequential incentives or insincere gestures of appreciation.
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Awards should be consistent with the employee's achievement and meaningful to the person receiving it.
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Finally, programs need to be timely.
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The reward
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or recognition should be delivered as close as possible to the
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time of the desired behavior to strengthen the link between the employee's action and the result of the organization.
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Management is about getting employee recognition done right through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
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The entire recognition process should be managed with a minimum of administrative effort.
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A system that requires excessive management control,
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complex financial calculations, or exceptional employee efforts to be understood will not likely achieve its desired results.
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Employers should provide a clear, written policy and guidelines describing the recognition program and its terms including employee eligibility requirements,
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the approval process, the types of awards that will be provided, the frequency of award presentations, the performance goals that will be measured,
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and the threshold for awards.
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Recognition programs must be monitored continually for relevance.
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Employers should consider asking the following questions when evaluating their programs.
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Are the program's awards fair and appropriate?
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Are the program's objectives being met?
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Are there appropriate levels of communication?
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Do employees find the program meaningful?
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And what should be done differently?
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Few managers are naturals in carrying out employee recognition and awards programs.
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Most need to acquire skills related to recognizing employee contributions and giving effective feedback and praise.
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All managers should be trained to do the following.
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Help employees understand the impact their performance has on the organization.
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Explain how the program works and how employees can achieve recognition.
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Learn ways to motivate and inspire others.
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Learn how to communicate needs, expectations, and goals clearly.
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And finally, deliver appreciation and praise in a sincere and timely manner for maximum results.
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An employee recognition program should include a means of measuring the value it creates.
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Few organizations track the return on investment of their employee engagement or recognition programs.
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Those that do such tracking, however, generally use employee retention levels, overall financial results, and employee productivity levels.
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Programs should also be monitored continuously to keep them relevant and current.
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Among the questions that can help determine the program's effectiveness are the following.
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Are the rewards adequate, fair, competitive, and appropriate?
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Have the program's objectives been met?
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Do the programs have appropriate levels of communication?
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Do employees find the program meaningful, and what changes should be made?
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When employees and their work are valued, their satisfaction and productivity rises and they are motivated to maintain or improve their good work.
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Praise and recognition are essential to an outstanding workplace.
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People want to be respected and valued by others for their contribution.

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Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “HR Basics: Employee Recognition”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: recognition, program, employee, organization, performance. Questo video contiene 98 frasi e 1305 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 9:19. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 140 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 81% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.

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15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
organizational aggettivo/ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/organizzativo
motivate verbo/ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/motivare
achievement sostantivo/əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/realizzazione, prestazione
employer sostantivo/ɪmˈplɔɪə/datore di lavoro, datrice di lavoro
reward sostantivo/ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ricompensa
retention sostantivo/ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/conservazione
resource sostantivo/ɹɪˈzɔːs/risorsa
contribution sostantivo/ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/contributo
praise verbo/pɹeɪz/lodare, elogiare
meaningful aggettivo/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩/significativo, sensato
appreciation sostantivo/əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/apprezzamento, gratitudine
incentive sostantivo/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/incentivo
timely aggettivo/ˈtaɪm.li/tempestivo
align verbo/əˈlaɪn/allineare
monitor sostantivo/ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/monitor

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
carry out verbo/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/compiere, realizzare

Frasi da ripetere

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  • Are the program's awards fair and appropriate?
  • Are the program's objectives being met?
  • Have the program's objectives been met?

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

  • I suoni “th”: strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/, threshold /ˈθɹɛʃ(h)oʊld/, noteworthy /ˈnəʊtˌwɜːði/
  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: recognition /ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/, organizational /ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/, retention /ɹɪˈtɛnʃən/, contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, appreciation /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: recognition /ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/, organizational /ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/, contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, appreciation /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: highlight /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/, threshold /ˈθɹɛʃ(h)oʊld/
  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/, achievement /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/, reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/, resource /ɹɪˈzɔːs/, praise /pɹeɪz/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, substantial /səbˈstænʃəl/, feedback /ˈfiːdˌbæk/, talented /ˈtæləntɪd/, attract /əˈtɹækt/

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