WHO Can Be Rewarded

WHO can be rewarded?

o Routine recognition

· Individuals

· Teams

· Library employees only

· Library Student Employees included

· Major (non-library) contributors to success of library goals

o Superior accomplishment awards:

· Only those employed at least 2 years - for an annual award

WHAT is worthy of recognition?

o Routine recognition

· Any good deed submitted via online thank you/acknowledgement form

o Superior accomplishment awards:

· Deeds that accomplish the most towards the library’s annual goals

· Meets a series of 5-star service criteria

· Exemplary performance that significantly contributed to a respective field, thereby reflecting positively on the caliber of the [libraries]. Accomplishments may be either tangible or intangible.[FSU all employee recognition]

HOW is the information collected?

o Routine recognition

· Online (anonymous) form for naming a good deed and thanking an individual (or a team)

Form is titled, for example, “______Gators; “You make a difference”; or etc.

· Anyone (patron or employee) may submit an acknowledgement

· Blog where any library staff can say thank you/acknowledge another library staff (anonymously0

o Superior accomplishment awards:

· Online (anonymous) form for nominating ‘employee of the year (month).

· Department heads

· All library staff

WHO DECIDES which nominee wins a Superior accomplishment award?

o Nominations for Superior awards are sent to:

· Library HR

· Department heads [FIU]

o Ultimate decision:

· University Librarian

· Associate Librarians

· Assistant/Associate Directors and Director [FIU]

WHAT are the rewards?

o Intangible - stuff that makes you feel good

· Library -wide

§ Picnics and parties

§ Successfest: Annual All employee recognition event showcasing individual departments’ accomplishments—a fun, carnival-like setting that includes a complementary employee lunch. Many departments host booths highlighting their accomplishments.

· Individual or team

§ Announcements at periodic event(s)

§ Good deed acknowledged via online form

§ Highlight an individual or team in a library Web page, with quotes

§ Employee of the month (year) status

§ "You are Recognized!" cards – updated annually

§ Say Thanks and Recognize (STAR) program

§ Annual "It Takes A Team" Award: recognizing the contributions of a department or discipline that has been a special partner in…, and the reward is food, certificate, and a book of personal messages of gratitude from employees throughout the [unit].

o Tangible – goodies, gifts, money

· Type an d amount of reward depends on the amount in the budget that year for this program

· Library –wide awards

§ Coffee mug

§ Travel mug

· Individual (or team) awards

§ Goodie box

§ Plaques

§ Lunch

§ Coupon for library bookstore

WHEN and HOW OFTEN do employees receive rewards?

o Periodic event(s) like our picnics

o Department heads have flexibility to make acknowledgements whenever.

o Employee of the Month [FIU]

o Employee of the Year – chosen from among Employee of the month [FIU]

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