This is how people want to be recognized for success at work

This is how people want to be recognized for success at workThis is how people want to be recognized for success at workHow would you like to be recognized for a job well-done? Is a thank you enough? What if you hit a major goal would you expect more? And is money the best way to say thanks, or do you think longer-term, like a promotion?Deloittes Business Chemistry Team surveyed 16,000 people about recognition in the workplace.When it came down to how people preferred to be recognized for day-to-day accomplishmentsVerbal thank you 54%Written thank you 31%(Women preferred a written thank-you at 36% to mens 28%)Celebration 7%Gift 7%Thats 85% of employees who expect a simple thanks and possibly a pat on the back for a job well done on their everyday, routine tasks.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreFor major accomplishments, however, employees had higher expectations for recognitionN ew growth opportunity (like a promotion) 47%Salary increase 23%High-performance rating 21%Bonus 10%Interestingly, a new growth opportunity was by far the most popular and preferred form of recognition for a major accomplishment with monetary rewards like salary increase and bonus far down in the rankings. It looks like employees are thinking strategically.When employees were asked what they would want to be most recognized for, success was kingSuccess 40% (46% men, 34% women)Knowledge or expertise 24%Effort 20%Living core values 16%And when it came down to who employees preferred to be recognized by, the results were split into thirds leadership above direct supervisorin (37%), direct supervisor (32%), and colleagues (31%).Now that youve been recognized and maybe even rewarded at work, how do you prefer your company to share the good news? Celebrations and balloons?Actually, most people take their recognition with a dose of modesty. Nearly half (49%) prefer the public, but narrow a pproach recognition shared with just a few people or delivered privately. Another 34% prefer that their recognition be delivered privately to be shared only with them. And an extroverted 18% would wish their accomplishments be blown up on social media theyd like the sharing to be public and broad, and shared with as many as possible.Good job on the job well done.