{"id":16194,"date":"2016-01-08T09:31:34","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T16:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/?p=16194"},"modified":"2016-01-08T09:31:34","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T16:31:34","slug":"employee-of-the-month-criteria-from-one-business-to-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/employee-of-the-month-criteria-from-one-business-to-another\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee of the Month Criteria &#8211; From One Business to Another"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16195\" src=\"\/blog\/media\/employee-of-the-month.jpg\" alt=\"employee of the month \" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/employee-of-the-month.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/employee-of-the-month-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/employee-of-the-month-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/mind-the-manager\/201512\/new-research-shows-exactly-why-employee-recognition-matters\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research shows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, &#8220;Seven out of 10 employees who report they\u2019ve received some form of appreciation from their supervisors say they\u2019re happy with their jobs.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When deciding on an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Employee-of-the-Month-Kit\/-180363\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">employee of the month<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you want to evaluate individuals based on a variety of factors. Key employee of the month criteria include work performance, demeanor, professional growth, client\/customer service, loyalty, dedication, and workplace cultural contributions. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Work Performance <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most, if not all businesses, will want to recognize a particular person if his\/her work performance stands out from the rest. When deciding on an employee of the month, work performance should always be included in your evaluation as it is one of the most important aspects of an staff member\u2019s contribution to your company. Whether it\u2019s a sales leader or a customer service powerhouse, work performance is the top employee of the month criteria. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Demeanor<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one has a good day every day. Despite that, this is the employee who always has a smile on his\/her face, and offers positive reinforcement when a project takes a turn for the worst. You\u2019re not going to award the employee of the month honor to someone who is short-tempered, hard to work with, or is overall unpleasant more often than not. Recognize the worker who demonstrates what it means to love their job and to remain dedicated to it even during a bad day. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Professional Growth<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16196\" src=\"\/blog\/media\/employee-of-the-month-plaque-and-certificate.jpg\" alt=\"employee of the month plaque and certificate \" width=\"603\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/employee-of-the-month-plaque-and-certificate.jpg 999w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/employee-of-the-month-plaque-and-certificate-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/employee-of-the-month-plaque-and-certificate-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/employee-of-the-month-plaque-and-certificate-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s room for growth in any position. An employee who takes the time to seek out learning or networking opportunities to better themselves for the job is someone management should absolutely recognize. This worker is dedicated to strengthening their professional skills and knowledge in service of the company. Over time, this person will become a stronger asset for your business. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Client\/Customer Service<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When an unsatisfied customer gets in touch with your business to complain, this employee can turn lemons into lemonade. Or maybe this employee is a networking master who has built invaluable client relationships for your company. Your business would not exist without clients, so your next employee of the month might be the person who best met your customers\u2019 needs. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Cultural Contributions <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every business has its own culture, and certain employees go above and beyond to contribute to the overall wellbeing of their workplace. Pam from marketing always spear heads charitable efforts the office can participate in. Or maybe IT tech Dwayne designed a green initiative to reduce your company\u2019s carbon footprint. An employee recognition program is an invaluable component of your corporate culture, so a staff member\u2019s efforts to contribute to that should be reviewed when considering who to recognize as employee of the month. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As businesses vary, you\u2019ll want to determine which employee of the month criteria best suit your company, its culture, and objectives before launching this employee recognition initiative. Consider what employee of the month criteria would define a top-performing staff member in relation to your business goals and company values. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research shows, &#8220;Seven out of 10 employees who report they\u2019ve received some form of appreciation from their supervisors say they\u2019re<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-employee-recognition"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16194"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16194"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16198,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16194\/revisions\/16198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}