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Employee Milestones...What, Why, and How?

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What are employee milestones?

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Birthdays

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Work Anniversaries

Retirement

Promotions

New Baby/Adoption

Marriage

Image of each of the employee milestones to celebrate, including personal employee milestones, an employee's work anniversary, and more.

New Pets

So much more!

Why should you celebrate milestones at work?

Image of a statistic about the benefits of employee milestone recognition. "Companies with highly engaged employees experienced 21% higher profitability."

Increase Engagement = Increased Profitability.

Decreased Turnover.

The Company Culture of Your Dreams.

How can you celebrate employee milestones?

1. Send a personal note.

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2. Have lunch as a team.

3. Decorate their workspace.

4. Create a fun video.

Image of a quote about recognizing employee milestones for remote teams. "Get the team together and film a quick 30-second video to let your remote employees know you're thinking of them."

5. Give them a gift voucher.

6. Shout out on social media.

Best practices for celebrating milestones

Image of best practices for celebrating milestones. Following these best practices can help elevate how you reward employees and celebrate employee milestones

1. Be timely.

2. Be specific.

3. Be personal.

4. Be public.

Image of a milestone celebration in Motivosity, including comments.

5. Be consistent.

Image of a happy employee celebrating her milestone with balloons, as well as a call out to watch a demo of Motivosity.