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What would be some best practices you would recommend for an organization to keep in mind while designing an impactful Rewards and Recognition Program ?

One of the greatest challenges any recognition program faces is maintaining momentum after the newness of the program wears off . It ’ s typical for a recognition program to start off strong , with lots of employee participation and support , and slowly fade into vagueness . Maintaining a recognition program takes effort and constant monitoring . In fact , a best practice for recognition programs is change and flexibility .

As the architect of your organization ’ s recognition program , you need to be frequently reviewing your program and making the necessary tweaks and adjustments to keep it running like a well-oiled machine . However , sometimes your team just needs a friendly reminder or a little incentive to get the ball rolling again .