The Disabled Workforce: Managing the Health of Your HR Team

Tasha Patterson@Work

Managing the Health of Your HR Team: The Power of Recognition

BY RACHEL SHAW, MBA

President and Principal Consultant
Shaw HR Consulting

Overtasked with managing the realities of COVID-19 within the organization, your human resource (HR) team has waded through layoffs, medical risks, and ever-changing local, state, and federal rules and regulations. Their ever-mounting stress has no real end in sight.

HR leaders simply have not had the time to remember that one of the most powerful retention tools, engagement drivers, and all-around feel-good potions is recognition. Experts agree that recognition doesn’t work when it’s just about paying people more.1 The power of recognition happens when employers provide more autonomy, reward with professional development opportunities, and publicly recognize individuals.

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