Step 1 - Establishing Milestones

Recognition programs reward the achievement of an organization's employee goals. Common awardable goals include fulfilling levels of sales, productivity, safety, or attendance achievement. The most common, however, is length of service. Frequent employee recognition for service salutes a career-long commitment to Your Company.

John Gray Awards works with Your Company to establish awardable service milestones for your employees. Common service milestones we recommend are:

• 1 Year Recognition - Employees are most aware of their 1 Year Anniversary. It is critical that the Company recognizes this milestone. An award early in an employee's career enhances the value of formal recognition in the employee's mind and increases the motivational impact of future recognition.
• 2-3 Year Recognition - Typically a Company's average employee turnover occurs in this time frame. Employees pass a significant milestone at the 2-3 year employment level.
• 5 Year Recognition Intervals - The company reinforces loyalty and career-long commitment by recognizing employees at 5 year intervals.

Step 2 - Choosing Awards

Awards should have reoccurring value and a unique design. A lasting award is a continuing reminder of management's commitment to the individual employee. Uniqueness captures your company’s character, while expressing that important bond between company and individual. John Gray's award programs are built from carefully selected award groupings at various levels of milestone fulfillment, to match any corporate budget, and satisfy the personal tastes and interests of a broad spectrum of employees.

Step 3 - Award Presentation

Effective presentations create a positive memory for the employee to keep with their award. Communicating a sincere recognition message is of prime importance in a recognition program, and goes hand-in-hand with the award itself. Your company's recognition message is "Congratulations and Thank You".

John Gray Awards assists you in communicating this message with an elegant Presentation Package. The Award Brochure Packet arrives at, or prior to, specific employee anniversaries to maximize the recognition impact, and includes:

• A personal Letter of Congratulations from your Company President
• A Certificate of Achievement
• A Color Award Brochure appropriate to the award level
• An Award Selection List of available awards
• A Personalized Order Form

You may choose to present either the Award Packet or the Award itself on the employee anniversary. Either way, your employee feels appreciated and gets to choose an award that fits their personal tastes.