Recognition Certificates

What is a fun and unusual way to display employee recognition?

I am in HR for a temp agency. I need a clever way to display my employee recognition. I'm thinking sort of along the lines of "caught being good" or "head of the class" or something like that, where I could use a theme like baseball or whatever to display the recognition on a poster. BUT - I need something a tad more grown up since I do staff adults. I'm not opposed to goofy or wierd.

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1. Themes work best when they truly are a statement of the overall corporate culture. Many of my newer clients have seen that injecting creativity into an employee incentive program and developing a theme can lead to better bottom line results over time. Themes and mantras can be developed by taking employee polls and surveys or utilizing an existing company mission, vision or mantra. The main things that these employee incentive programs have in common is the theme or mantra is a genuine statement of the overall organizational culture. Examples of incentive program themes include Horse or Car Race referral or sales contests, Hit a Homerun (Baseball) subscription/circulation programs, Star Awards (Oscar-themed recognition program), Thermometer/Hot sales contests and "Go for the Gold" three tiered goal programs (Olympic inspired gold, silver and bronze level of goals/awards). Employee recognition programs can easily be formed around an existing company mission or mantra too. For example, FedEx could consider extending their company mantra and have a customer service award program with goals for outstanding performance and for delivering peace of mind to FedEx customers. Peer-to-peer recognition programs, where employees nominate each other based on performance and observed behavior, are the most creatively themed recognition programs I encounter. Creative activities focusing on team building and employee morale are often incorporated into peer to peer recognition programs, allowing employees opportunities to have friendly competition with coworkers. Employees that are involved in these kind of programs tend to be excited to be a part of the nomination process and are very involved with the recognition website, logging in daily to check out the overall standings and their points earned. Developing a creative or innovative employee award program theme requires a little more strategy and creativity, but the payoff is usually seen in the increased participation in and understanding of the program by participants. When an employee incentive program is developed around a company theme or mantra, increased participation and awareness will lead to a better return on investment in the long run.