How Do We Recognize Our Employees?

7/29/2021 (Permalink)

Employees enjoy a crab feast at our annual office picnic.

Here at SERVPRO Disaster Recovery Team- Team Wall, we do a lot to recognize our employees for all that they do and show them that their hard work and dedication are appreciated. In a recent corporate blog series spotlighting our team, one of our owners, Trish Wall, expressed, “Culture really is the ultimate competitive advantage. Recognition is a big part of culture, and it’s so important to make recognition a consistent part of our core practices.” In this blog, we’ll walk through some of our favorite ways in which we have emphasized employee appreciation this summer.

Crab Feast and BBQ

Perhaps nothing is more quintessentially summer than sitting down with friends and enjoying a barbeque or crab feast, especially here in Maryland. Across all three of our offices, the office barbeque has become an annual event that celebrates our employees in a relaxed setting away from the sometimes stressful ins-and-outs of our daily disaster recovery work. 

Department Outings

Getting out of the office and spending the afternoon with coworkers is another way in which we strengthen the bond between our employees and recognize everyone’s efforts. In June, our Sales and Marketing teams came together for an afternoon at Big Truck Farm Brewery for a team outing. After over a year of seeing each other only through our computer screens, the outing allowed some team members to finally meet in person and share a few laughs while partaking in Big Truck’s archery activities.

The “Wall of Praise”

One of our conference rooms features a custom-made decal and notepad sheets that places our employees’ efforts front and center. We call it “The Wall of Praise” and it provides employees with the opportunity to write shoutouts to their coworkers and post them on the wall. At our quarterly meetings, we pick 4 or 5 of these shoutouts to read aloud, recognizing team members for all that they do behind the scenes and boosting team morale.

Employee Highlights and Awards

Every quarter, we spotlight team members in-person at our quarterly meetings and on social media through employee highlights. Various awards are presented at our quarterly meetings, including tenure and anniversary awards, as well as specific sales and marketing team awards, such as “Top Producer”, “Most Improved”, and “Coach’s Award”. These in-person meetings provide a special setting for employee appreciation, as we are able to gather the entire SERVPRO Disaster Recovery Team - Team Wall together in one place, creating a large audience for employee recognition. The “Employee of the Quarter” award recognizes one employee who best embodies our “7 Pillars”: Hustle, Solutions, Team, Accountability, Quality, Persistence, and Consistency. The recipient is then highlighted not only in our quarterly newsletter, but on our blog and social media platforms as well. 

Trust Our Team

While we recognize individual employees for their strengths and dedication, our team is stronger together. “Team” is an important component of our SERVPRO of Hunt Valley and Harford County’s “7 Pillars” and values. Call us today at (410) 229-0012 and know that our tight-knit team is always standing by for our community, ready to restore your residential or commercial property after any disaster.