5 Ideas for Year-End Employee Awards

It’s the end of the year and time to recognize your employees for their hard work over the past 12 months. We all know that employee recognition is important, but it can be difficult to come up with new ideas each year. That’s why we have compiled this list of five great employee awards to implement into your end-of-year awards ceremony: 

 

1. The Skilled Leader 

This award is designed to recognize the leaders within your organization. It can be made in a variety of forms and materials and is great for executives or managers who have excelled in their leadership role. 

 

2. The Great Idea Award 

This award is an excellent way to recognize managers or employees who have implemented new ideas and/or improved processes, saving the company time and money.  

 

3. The Morale Booster Award 

This award is perfect for recognizing employees who have helped to improve morale within the company. It can be given to an individual or a team and is great for recognizing employees who have gone above and beyond in helping others. 

 

4. The Sales Award  

This award is a great way to recognize your top salespeople. Not only will these individuals feel appreciated, but seeing the awards given out will motivate the entire sales department to work hard as the new year begins. The winners can be rewarded with a gift card or extra vacation days, in addition to a custom acrylic, marble, or glass award. 

 

5. The Rookie Award 

The rookie award is perfect for recognizing new employees who have quickly become essential to the company. This award will make an excellent addition to your end-of-year recognition program, as it will be a great encouragement to new employees who weren't expecting to receive recognition.  

 

We hope that this list has given you some new ideas for your year-end employee recognition program! If you are looking for an awards supplier, give us a call today. We would be happy to help! 

 

Pensacola's Largest Award shop. Selling top-quality Trophies, Plaques, Crystal Awards, Acrylic Awards, Promotional Products, Engravable gifts, plus we can engrave anything. 

 

Award Masters Inc.  

5353 North Palafox Street  

Pensacola, FL 32505  

(850) 438-2124 

https://www.awardmastersinc.com/  

3 Pieces of Advice for Wording an Engraved Plaque

 

Not only is an engraved plaque a wonderful tool in recognizing a person in front of a team or group of people, but it is also a great keepsake for a person to look back on and remember their accomplishments. If you are ordering a plaque to present to your boss, teammate, coach, student, or any other accomplished individual, the last thing you want to do is word the engraved phrases poorly. Take a look at these tips to conjure up the most optimal wording! 

 

1. Show that you have put in the effort. 

You want the plaque’s engraving to truly communicate whatever it is you are trying to commemorate. Put some thought into this. Also, consider why the accomplishment matters to the recipient. The effort that you put into pondering the best way to communicate the message of the award will surely show through. 

 

2. Don’t overcomplicate it. 

Keep your wording simple. You do not need to use extra formal, flowery words. In fact, if you do, the phrasing may end up sounding insincere and possibly even confusing. The wording needs to have a balance between sounding well-planned and thoroughly thought out, yet still very genuine and personal. Not getting too complicated with the wording will help accomplish this. 

 

3. Stay Relevant 

You want the plaque to commemorate a specific accomplishment. Do not get too generalized with your words. For example, if you recognize an employee for being excellent at what they do, that’s great! However, do not simply put “In Recognition of Excellence” on the plaque… excellence in what?? This is where the deeper thought comes in. Really ponder what this employee does that makes him/her so excellent. You can then make the plaque much more specific and significant to the recipient. 

 

Whatever it is you need to order a plaque for, whether it is an organized banquet, or you simply want to present an out-of-the-blue employee recognition award, we hope these tips will help you come up with the most optimal wording.  

 

Oh, and one more piece of advice… remember to proofread, proofread, and proofread again! 

 

Pensacola's Largest Award shop. Selling top quality Trophies, Plaques, Crystal Awards, Acrylic Awards, Promotional Products, Engravable gifts, plus we can engrave anything. 

 

Award Masters Inc. 

5353 North Palafox Street 

Pensacola, FL 32505 

(850) 438-2124 

https://www.awardmastersinc.com/