When your
objective is to establish a safety culture that rewards active involvement by
all employees in the effective execution of safety related practices, keep your
safety awards simple. Two truths about
safety incentives will help you do just that.
A
small, positive, immediate consequence has more impact on behavior than a
large, future and uncertain one. By consistently and continuously reinforcing
behavior change with small amounts of awards, you will change behavior
People do things for
their own reasons and needs – not yours.
If you want to motivate change, then offer awards that appeal to those
needs. Within reason, let them have what
they want, not what you think they want and not what you want them to have.
When you
keep it simple you can achieve sustainable operational improvement in safety,
environment, health and wellness and subsequently reduce costs.
Many
companies are finding that gift card award systems are ideally suited to these
small consistent types of awards because they are easy to administer, provide tremendous
choice and are very cost effective.
For more
information on AwardSafety products or services or other white papers please
contact us at awardsafetyinfo@cox.net
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