Commentary: Exploring Novel Approaches to Staff Rewards and Recognition

Abstract

Nearly 40 years ago in the Harvard Business Review, Frederick Herzberg addressed ideas about how to motivate employees. 1 In this review, Herzberg identified motivating factors imperative in the work environment: achievement, recognition for achievement, actual work, responsibility, and growth or advancement. A survey presented in Herzberg's publication of over 1600 employees from various backgrounds including hospital personnel and nurses revealed that job satisfaction is more likely to result from these motivating factors as opposed to dissatisfaction-avoidance factors like salary, working conditions, and interpersonal 736242H PXXXX10.

Rewards, recognition, and advancement for clinical pharmacists

“…To address this, the American Society of Health‐System Pharmacists (ASHP) recommends individual health systems develop retention plans that include professional promotion, reward, and recognition opportunities as well as increased salary and benefits 35 . Administrators should consider the following when designing these plans: (1) identification of rewards deemed valuable and achievable by team members that also support the department's mission and vision, (2) establishment of clear criteria for reward and advancement, (3) creation of a clear process to identify exceptional performance, (4) determination of timing of rewards, and (5) creation of a method to ensure awareness of the program 37 …”

“…1,[11][12][13][14][15] performance, (4) determination of timing of rewards, and (5) creation of a method to ensure awareness of the program. 37…”

“…In a survey of institutions regarding best practices for recognition and rewards for pharmacy staff, the most commonly reported types of programs were criteria-based awards, thank-you notes from department leadership, and public recognition. 37 Several criteriabased awards were described, including a "good catch" medication safety award, preceptor of the year award, clinical service award, scholarship award, and employee of the month award. These awards were typically a certificate, trophy, or monetary incentive.…”

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Improving physician well‐being and reducing burnout using a peer‐to‐peer recognition program

“…In the traditional workforce, peer‐to‐peer recognition programs (PRP) have shown great success in improving employee retention and increasing work place engagement 16,17 . Since then, there have been extensive efforts to extend this intervention into the hospital setting among various departments such as nursing and pharmacy 17–20 . These studies surmise that recognition programs elevate the quality of patient care by empowering staff, encouraging leadership qualities, and rewarding good patient care.…”