Rewards & Recognition

Research shows that positive reinforcement fosters discretionary effort. Incentives, rewards and acknowledgement are the tools that fuel our intrinsic motivators: the need for autonomy, the desire for mastery, the yearning for purpose. KL&P Motivation understands what makes people tick by making it easy for them to feel connected, involved, recognized and rewarded. When you recognize people effectively, you reinforce, with your chosen means of recognition, the actions and behaviors you most want to see people repeat. An effective employee recognition system is simple, immediate, and powerfully reinforcing.

When you consider employee recognition processes, you need to develop recognition that is equally powerful for both the organization and the employee.

Achievement Recognition

The latest thinking about incentives in particular, and motivation in general, is that companies have been behind the curve compared to what science knows. Behavioral psychology informs us that people are primarily motivated by intrinsic drivers like the need for autonomy, the pursuit of mastery and the desire for purpose. To the extent that your company fosters and encourages these drivers amongst the employees, you will have met the primary touchstones for true motivation. The role of incentives, however, has a fundamental and vital role in all of this as well.

Incentives shouldn’t be used as a tool in a stick & carrot philosophy. The age of “If you do this, Then you get that” is over. Incentives, should be used in balance with the intrinsic human drivers to add spark, enthusiasm and attention to your company goals and objectives.

When incentives are a part of your motivation plan in a balanced way, you will boost engagement and excitement. KL&P can show you the proper mix, the best balance.

Peer to peer recognition

Don’t let company heroes remain unsung! Since you can’t be everywhere at once, let your employees uncover and share day-to-day exploits with the entire organization.

With KL&P’s Peer to Peer system, it’s a cinch to let individuals or entire teams know how their efforts contribute to the overall success of the organization. Watch them shine – there’s no greater or more effective motivation. There are times throughout the year when you may want to celebrate special achievements and the people who exemplify your company’s core values.

No matter how dispersed, get your entire employee community involved in nominating colleagues for your special awards. KL&P’s sophisticated Award Management system includes custom peer nomination forms, review committees and an online voting & approval process. Once your recipients have been selected, you can easily generate custom print certificates.

Service awards: more than milestones

Show employees how appreciative you are for their continued loyalty. KL&P’s Milestones program makes it easy to express your appreciation, not only upon reaching specific service anniversaries but every year in-between, and involve colleagues in the celebration.

KL&P offers a comprehensive recognition package

• Peer-to-Peer recognition
• Award Nomination Management
• Milestones – Years of Service and Birthdays
• Wide variety of themes and templates
• Print-ready certificates
• Point awards always optional

The Five Most Important Tips for Effective Recognition

You need to establish criteria for what performance or contribution constitutes rewardable behavior or actions.

• All employees must be eligible for the recognition.
• The recognition must supply the employer and employee with specific information about what behaviors or actions are being rewarded and recognized.
• Anyone who then performs at the level or standard stated in the criteria receives the reward.
• The recognition should occur as close to the performance of the actions as possible, so the recognition reinforces behavior the employer wants to encourage.
• You don't want to design a process in which managers "select" the people to receive recognition. This type of process will be viewed forever as "favoritism" or talked about as "it's your turn to get recognized this month." This is why processes that single out an individual, such as "Employee of the Month," are rarely effective.

Online Performance Enhancement

KL&P launches web-based recognition, incentive and training programs for our clients within days. Best of all, the cost for these programs are in your control. Our system capabilities include:

• Communication Center: Full content management - Site news, e-news feed, e-blasts and more
• Design Studio: Customize a look and feel for your site plus design your own reward certificates
• Budget Manager: track and manage for full budgetary control
• Reporting: Comprehensive real time reports
• Hierarchy Editor and Permission Manager: Assign specific admin functions
• Member Center: Hierarchy editor, member importer, and administrative control center
• Motivation Center: Employee recognition modules
• Sales Central: Sales modules and performance tracking - over 256 unique sales metrics
• The Learning Center: SCORM compliant training system, comprehension testing and surveys

With global scalablity in 54 countries and 9 languages, KL&P's systems give you worldwide coverage. The reward choices are universally desired, as well. With over one million sku's of brand-name merchandise, we additionally offer a broad spectrum of products and apparel goods that are embroidered or imprinted with your theme logo. We can also offer event tickets, experiences and travel awards.

As each country has it's own set of tax laws and guidelines, KL&P has developed a global strategy that provides our clients with informed and educated recommendations based on current analysis of the varied tax implications. The goal is to maximize the value of your program in context with your budget considerations while minimizing the taxable impact to the program's recipients.

A robust platform from KL&P is a cost-effective way to handle employee recognition, sales incentives, training, safety improvement and general corporate culture management...all designed to record, report and reward with minimal administration and maximum impact. KL&P's coaches are with you every step of the way, insuring you have a program that inspires and motivates.