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Let’s Do Lunch

When you give your employees an opportunity to spend some quality time with you alone, you are creating an opportunity for some quality recognition for them. One of the best ways to do this is to have a one-on-one lunch with each member of your team at least once every quarter.

This should be an off-site lunch at one of the better restaurants in your area. The topics can be whatever you and your employee desire, be it business, brainstorming, or baseball.

Simply inviting an employee for lunch implies a high degree of appreciation, recognition, and interest from you. In this way, the recognition starts well ahead of the lunch itself. When you spend this time chatting with your employee and truly listening to whatever he or she is saying, your employee is going to walk away from this meal feeling proud, important, and respected, and these feelings are among the most meaningful rewards you can provide.