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Anneke Zwart
Student (University), Netherlands
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A common recommended and used form to increase employees’ motivation and performance is Employee-Of-the-Month (EOM). Such a strategy would boost morale through employee rewards and giving credits to excellent employees.
However, the EOM-strategy has negative sides as well; many criticize this strategy as a result. So, what are the disadvantages of an EOM-strategy? Johnson and Dickinson (2010) mention the following disadvantages of Employee-Of-the-Month programs:
1. EOM-rewards are only based on results: By only considering the final results, EOM-incentives neglect the ways in which the results are achieved. As a result, employees will be encouraged to get engaged in unethical and unacceptable behavior so as to achieve the best results.
2. Unclear conditions: Another criticism is the lack of clarity of the conditions needed to become EOM. Employees do barely know what specific actions they need to take to become EOM and are therefore unable and unmotivated to take the rig (...) Read more? Sign up for free
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Jeff Gordon
CEO, United States
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Criteria for Employee of the Month Programs
The majority of the disadvantages stated about EOM (...)
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Johnny Michael Tan
Management Consultant, Malaysia
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As a Customer, I Like Hotels with an Employee or Team of the Month Program
If managed effectively with proper guidelines and (...)
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Bryan Hunt
Director, China
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Employee of the Month - Pros and Cons
This initiative doesn't work for all. My guess is (...)
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Mircea Tanase, Suceava, Romania
Manager, Romania
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Employee of the Month Works in Hospitality
I have recently taken over a hotel as GM and I was (...)
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Mona Al Sheikh
Professor, Saudi Arabia
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Teacher of the Year Award
We have experience with TOY award which not only i (...)
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W Atkinson
Management Consultant, United Kingdom
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Sector and Company Culture Influence EOM Program Implementation
Like most initiatives they work if its suits the c (...)
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Emmanuel Mwirichia
Manager, Kenya
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Metrics in Service are Easier to Measure
@Mircea Tanase, Suceava, Romania: I agree. In a se (...)
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David Torres
Manager, Mexico
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Employee ⇒ Team of the Month
I prefer team of the month, because an employee co (...)
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ton voogt
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Alternatives for Employee of the Month Programs
Some thoughts on this topic: these individual or t (...)
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Maurisset
Manager, France
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Employee of the Month VS Team of the Month
I prefer "Team Of the Month"
This means everyone (...)
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Fekadu Asmamaw
Ethiopia
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EOM Program Needs Great Care & Attention
I used to work in a hotel with about 300 employees (...)
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Jacob Andrews
Entrepreneur, United Arab Emirates
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Keeping the Employee of the Month Program Alive
An Employee of the Month program is good. But if t (...)
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Moustafa Alam
Director, Kuwait
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Employee of the Month
I believe it is a good way to motivate employees.
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Francis
Manager, Thailand
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Starting an Employee Of the Month Program?
I am about to start EOM in my factory, looks like (...)
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Wood
CEO, South Africa
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Consider and Prepare Employee of the Month Carefully
Like all initiatives consider carefully before imp (...)
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essakalli
Manager, Morocco
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Employee of the Month is a Recognition
EOM should be regarded as a recognition for someon (...)
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abens anna jacob
Student (Other), India
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Why Employee of the Month is Not a Good Motivation Tool
Employee Of the Month is not a good way to motivat (...)
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venkataramanan
Professor, India
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Employee of the Month Advantages
Of course this is one of the methods adopted by ma (...)
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JOSE DELGADO
ACCOUNTANT, Mexico
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Employee of the Month? Sometimes Yes, Sometimes No
I think that an EOM program is really very difficu (...)
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Clinton Lee
HR Consultant, United States
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Employee of the Month Program per Focus Area
I believe EOM programs are basically good if they (...)
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Ahmad kanj
Manager, Lebanon
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Employee of the Month: Assessment
I'm voting for the title: " Team of the Month " fo (...)
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Jackson A. Rhys
Professor, United States
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A Short Sighted Process
Myriad research studies have shown that people wor (...)
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Vincent Miholic
Manager, United States
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Outdated. Old-school
EOM? Outdated. Old-school. Need a comprehensive re (...)
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Maimon Arif
Manager, Malaysia
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Team Based Yellow Shirts with Peer Validation
We introduced a quarterly yellow shirt award for t (...)
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bindhulatha
Student (Other), India
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The Purpose of EOM
EOM is a basic motivational title which everyone w (...)
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Tom Downs
Teacher, United States
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External Motivation is Out of Date
Extrinsic motivation belongs in the dustbin of his (...)
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Lazhar Charfeddine
United Arab Emirates
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Employee of the Month Remains a Good Practice
It is not only about the result, it should be a fu (...)
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Shaik Murtuza Illahi
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EOM Worked Well in Manufacturing Industries
I was in charge of a production line of an air con (...)
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Ssamanya M.Geowillis
Manager, Uganda
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When EOM is not Suitable
There should be well defined benchmarks for the EO (...)
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W Atkinson
Management Consultant, United Kingdom
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Extrinsic Motivation is History - BUNK
(Editor: bunk = absurd)
@Tom Downs: Everyone lov (...)
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hjoab
ICT Consultant, Costa Rica
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EmployeeS of the Month or Team of the Month
For me, there should be the employeeS of the month (...)
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Eskeyas
HR Consultant, Ethiopia
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Employee of the Month Ideas
EOM program may lead to unhealthy competition if n (...)
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Donald
United States
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Change Employee of the Month Criteria Every Month
Team of the month is a great idea. I won EOM twice (...)
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