{"id":17829,"date":"2018-06-12T11:39:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T16:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/?p=17829"},"modified":"2022-09-09T10:58:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T15:58:56","slug":"employee-recognition-remote-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/employee-recognition-remote-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Unique Ways to Recognize Your Remote Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/recognize-remote-employees.png\" alt=\"recognize remote employees\" class=\"wp-image-17830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/recognize-remote-employees.png 600w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/recognize-remote-employees-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/office-essentials\/work-from-home\">remote employees<\/a> are out of sight doesn\u2019t mean they should be out of mind. Even if they can\u2019t participate in on-site team building and camaraderie events, you can help ensure they aren\u2019t left out or go unrecognized. Make sure they know they\u2019re a valuable part of your organization with these ideas for providing employee recognition for remote teams. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virtual Bulletin Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your in-office bulletin board may be packed with employee updates, kudos, photos, and other fun stuff that enhance business relationships. Take that same bulletin board concept and put it online. Create a space where remote team members can post funny pictures, cartoons, and comments to each other. This type of open forum can help your remote employees feel less isolated and more involved with your company. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remote Employee Awards and Rewards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doling out regular awards or rewards can be a spectacular way to provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/office-essentials\/work-from-home\">employee recognition for remote teams<\/a>. Create a lineup of awards that are for remote workers only and hand them out on a weekly or monthly basis. Get staff involved by having coworkers nominate each other for the awards. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ideas for Weekly or Monthly Awards:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happiest Remote Worker <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most Productive Remote Worker <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most Helpful Remote Worker<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/office-essentials\/work-from-home\/4-in-1-work-from-home-kit\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/4-in-1-work-from-home-kit-000.gif\" alt=\"4-in-1 work from home kit\" class=\"wp-image-19382\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ideas for Other Awards:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funniest Remote Worker<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easiest Remote Worker to Get on the Phone<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toughest Remote Worker to Get on the Phone<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remote Worker Most Likely to Be Online 24\/7 <\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remote Worker with Most Creative Work Location<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hand out <\/span><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/recognition\/certificate-papers\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recognition certificates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/recognition\/trophies-and-engraved-gifts\/engraved-gifts\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">engraved trophies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/recognition\/motivational-gifts\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">personalized gifts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as awards, posting a photo and praise online before you mail the prize to the recipient. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to awards, you can set up a reward system where remote employees earn points for receiving weekly or monthly honors. You can then let them redeem the points for things like gift cards, subscriptions, and memberships.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/recognition\/trophies-and-engraved-gifts\/trophies\/star-acrylic-award\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/star-acrylic-award-001.gif\" alt=\"star acrylic award\" class=\"wp-image-19383\" width=\"231\" height=\"231\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online Recognition Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make it easy for team members and managers alike to publicly recognize and thank remote employees by setting up an online recognition platform for sharing praise and words of encouragement. Establishing an easy way to send e-cards and other personalized messages is another idea that can help workers thank and connect with each other.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offline Recognition Tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While e-cards and online recognition platforms are fast and easy, sending <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/stationery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">handwritten notes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and thank you cards can provide a truly personal touch. Keep a few boxes of different <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/greeting-cards\/thank-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thank you cards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in stock so managers and coworkers can create and send out personalized praise. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can keep the good vibes going by also sending out birthday cards or cards marking other important dates, like work anniversaries, to remote team members and in-house employees alike. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/invitations\/invitation-accessories\/note-cards\/designed-note-cards\/balloons-confetti-notecards\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/balloons-confetti-notecards-000.gif\" alt=\"balloons confetti notecards\" class=\"wp-image-19384\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These ideas for providing employee recognition for remote teams can help remote employees feel included, valued, and an integral part of your company. Regularly delivering positive reinforcement to remote employees can go a long way toward making them proud to deliver exceptional work. &nbsp;Don\u2019t forget to check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PaperDirect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for everything you need to recognize and thank your remote team. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just because remote employees are out of sight doesn\u2019t mean they should be out of mind. 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