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Recognition

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

/ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/nounCommon term

In management & leadership, recognition means: Public or private praise and appreciation for someone's work or achievement, such as a thank-you, an award or a mention in a team meeting.

In Turkish: takdir, takdir edilme, tanınma

How it is used

Used in HR and leadership talk: employee recognition, a recognition programme, in recognition of. Surveys often link regular recognition with higher motivation and lower staff turnover. It does not have to involve money.

Example sentences

  1. The team got recognition from the CEO for finishing the migration early.

  2. A little recognition goes a long way when people are working late.

Common collocations

  • employee recognition
  • get recognition
  • in recognition of
  • recognition programme
  • public recognition
  • motivationThe reasons and energy that make a person want to do something and keep doing it, such as interest in the work, recognition, money or a sense of purpose.
  • moraleThe general level of confidence, energy and satisfaction in a team or workplace, which shows in how people feel about their work and the future.
  • incentiveSomething, such as a bonus, a commission or an extra day off, that is offered to encourage people to work harder or to behave in a particular way.
  • feedbackComments on how well someone has done a piece of work or behaved, given so that they can keep doing what works and improve what does not.
  • employee engagementHow committed, involved and enthusiastic employees feel about their work and their organisation, which affects how much effort they put in and whether they stay.

This word in other fields

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