How does your company celebrate and recognize your employees?
Richard Bare
Arbor-Nomics Turf
Norcross, Ga.
“We take a lot of pictures of our people in production and administrative support. Then we hang them around our branch offices as well as our main building. We even have folks who have moved on, hoping to see them come back as huge successes.”
Paul Fraynd
Sun Valley Landscaping
Omaha, Neb.
“We’ve built much of our culture around celebrating the work our team does for our clients — celebrating anniversaries, birthdays and promotions, awards throughout the year and year-end focused on our company core values and safety. The most important recognition we do is provide transparency and a voice to our team through employee pulse surveys, town halls and small group training. Giving them a seat at the table builds trust and leads to better outcomes for all.”
Bryan Stolz
Winterberry Landscape & Garden Center
Southington, Conn.
“This year, we are hosting a company-wide picnic at a local camp with rock climbing, catered lunch, swimming and other activities, and we invited our entire team and their families. A very small thank you to people who give their all to make us successful.”
Marty Grunder
The Grow Group
Dayton, Ohio
“There are many ways we do this, and they all involve specific and genuine praise. My favorite is a handwritten and detailed note mailed to the team member’s home with a gift card. I think we overlook small gestures like this, and they make a big impact.”
