Just a quick note to point out and recommend the difference an award can make to an employee. At our Christmas party last week we were all presented with Awards recognising various achievements (ahem) and aspects of our personalities which make the office a better place. Ronan got the award for the messiest desk - now this was well deserved to be fair, people if you saw his desk, well actually if anyone saw the actual desk it was a miracle because it is usually overrun with paper and books and cups and God knows what else.
Ronan is off today, I came into the office and passed his desk and for the first time in about 3 years I actually could see the desk, I just had to take a picture.
This just shows the difference some recognition can make to someone, and their desk! So if you are debating whether to give awards to your employees, go for it - the results speak for themselves!