Do you work in senior leadership at your company? Are looking for a special way to honor employees that stand out among the work force? Would you like a small yet meaningful way — that also is cost-efficient — to make your employees feel good and to communicate your appreciation? If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you may find your answer in the lapel pin. For decades the service lapel pin has been a subtle yet distinguished way of celebrating employee achievements and to mark milestones in the lives of employees. Read on to get our four top reasons to give your employees a lapel pin for significant achievements:
Reason #1: Celebrate Perfect Attendance
Having perfect attendance in a workplace is nearly impossible for most people. Honor that achievement with a unique lapel pin. Present it at a staff meeting so that all of the employees understand the honor and will know what the pin means when they see the star employee wearing it.
Reason #2: Mark Work Anniversaries
Lapel pins are great gifts for work anniversaries because they can be customized with jewels and other adornments to symbolize certain increments of work service. For example, you might have diamonds or emeralds or the jewel representing the colors of your company logo set in the lapel pin to symbolize every five or 10 years of working service. It’s an elegant way to mark a work anniversary.
Reason #3: Single Out That Employee of the Month
Present a unique pin to the employee who has gone above the call of duty. You can call this pin the “Employee of the Month” pin. Like the “Perfect Attendance” lapel pin, you’ll want to add extra significance and pomp to the award by explaining it and presenting it to the recipient at a work gathering or special event for the employee. This heightens the prestige of the lapel pin, and lets you as the leader of the organization express your appreciation for the employee in a public setting.
Reason #4: Recognize Retirement
Retirement is a huge achievement that should be marked with celebrations, gifts and a presentation by the company for years of service. A lapel pin is a nice addition to the many other activities that should be involved in a proper retirement. You can upgrade lapel pins specifically for more high-end occasions simply by the kinds of jewels you add to the pin. You can hold a pinning ceremony for the retirees of your company so that there is an added feeling of appreciation and gratitude for the many years they have devoted to the company during their working lives. Don’t let this be the only gift you give your employees — but let it be one of several that will easily communicate the value you place in your retiring workers.
Everyone Wants to Be Honored
In conclusion, at the end of the day, every employee wants to be recognized for all they do to advance business. They want to know they contributed and to have others recognize the work they have done. Many employees go throughout their lives without that kind of validation and encouragement that really can do wonders for work productivity and the overall success of a company. That’s because when you, as the leader of your organization, make effort to honor the people who are working so hard to support your organization, they respond. They work harder, they feel more pride for your company and they’re willing to be more of a team player for the betterment of the organization. “That spirit starts with recognizing employee achievement, and you can do that simply and in a very meaningful way by presenting your employees with lapel pins for perfect attendance, work anniversaries, specific achievements and retirements,” said Kilbourne & Kilbourne. Your lapel pins can be distinguished and moderately priced and they can be encrusted with diamonds to mark five-year increments of work service. There are many possibilities, but the gesture is the same: Your employees will feel honored and celebrated with these special gifts.