When we created the Spot On Recognition Program, we made sure it came with everything you needed to start recognizing peers right away. But we don’t stop there. We’re dedicated to helping you motivate, engage and retain your workforce, so we’ve added extra tools in the Downloads section of the Spot On website to complement your program.

Recognition programs often start off to a bang when the program is new and exciting to employees. However, as time goes on that excitement can wane. It’s important to continually add fresh ideas and activities to maintain program momentum. For ideas on how to keep your peer-to-peer recognition program thriving, visit the Baudville blog for an article on the subject.
 
When you register on the Spot On website, you receive access to several exclusive downloads that add interest to your program and assist in communications. New to the Spot On website are printable certificates. We created four different certificate options, and all you have to do is print, write in the recipient’s name and present. Use certificates to pass out praise to employees who don’t earn the top Spot award, but have a high level of participation or are a close runner-up.

You’ll also find special Spot On ecards to use as part of your program communications, internal flyers to help spread news about Spot, extra user guides and clip art. All of these resources are available for free when you register to use the website.

We hope you find these resources valuable, and we know the only more valuable is to learn how other Spot On program users are using them. So tell us how it’s going! Post a comment on the blog or add a story to our Facebook page. We know these handy downloads will help with you program, but we know the best advice comes from peers who are using the same program as you.

One of the new Spot On certificate downloads.

Spot is IN THE HOUSE!
 
Spot officially entered the Baudville Sales Suite yesterday, and he left his paw prints all over! We had a kick off event to start the Spot On recognition program, inform employees about the program, and get everyone excited. Of course, we did a few special things to make the kick off a fun and motivating event.

Starting a recognition program with a kick off event is a great way to get staff informed about the program and excited to use it. We used the event as an educational opportunity to improve team building and have fun together as a group. We incorporated our training into the event, and I’ll write more about that next week.
 
We first gave each employee an introductory hand-out with information about the program. It was really easy to create with the downloads section on spotonbaudville.com. The pre-designed format made it easy to place our information and print off copies for everyone with the Spot On theme artwork.
 
Because you can’t have an event at Baudville without delicious food and snacks, we brought in a few treats for our staff. Our Spot On Specialist, Mary Jo, made a large batch of Puppy Chow for the entire team to enjoy. If you’re not familiar with this treat, you are missing out! We highly recommend making it for your kick off event, and we’ve posted the recipe below. 

Since the Spot On recognition is all about rewarding positive behaviors, we gave small bags of bone-shaped candy to employees once they completed their training (more about training coming soon!).  Because our employees are working with Baudville products everyday, we wanted to make our Spot On program extra special and unique. We customized our Spot dog, so he barks when you push his ear. It’s already a big hit with the employees!

We’ve posted more pictures about the Baudville sales suite kick off on our Facebook page. What are you doing for your Spot On recognition program kick off event? Let us know! Post a comment on the blog or Facebook! Send us pictures and we’ll add them to our photo albums. We can’t wait to see what Spot does!

Our Spot On Specialist, Mary Jo, serves  up some delicious Puppy Chow!

Puppy Chow
Ingredients:
½ cup peanut butter
¼ cup butter
1 cup chocolate chips
½ tsp. vanilla
9 cups Chex cereal in the flavor of your choice
1 ½ cups powdered sugar

Instructions:
Combine peanut butter, butter and chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for one minute then stir to blend all ingredients thoroughly. Add vanilla and mix well.
Place the 9 cups cereal in a very large bowl. Pour the peanut butter-chocolate mixture over the cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.
Add powdered sugar. Seal bag and shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool.

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Spot On is a new employee recognition program created by Baudville. The program is centered around peer recognition, and requires a high level of involvement from the entire team. The day-to-day recognition strategy and team involvement will have a greater impact on your culture than other recognition programs that only allow managers to recognize once a month or less.

In addition to the complete recognition program, we're dedicated to bringing you resources to help your recognition program be a continual success. This blog will bring you ideas to energize your team about Spot, different Spot applications and case studies of Spot in action.

We didn't just create Spot On, we're also using it. Our Sales Suite is launch its own Spot On program next week. Continue to check Spot's blog for updates about the program, its challenges, successes and new ideas. And don't hesitate to share a few of your own ideas! Here are a few ways to get involved with other Spot users:

• Become a fan on Facebook to share your pictures of Spot and follow Spot on his travels!
• Need help setting up your program? Looking for some ideas? Want to share a best practice? Email our Spot On expert at spoton@baudville.com.
• Let us know what you think right away! Post a comment on this blog. We'll respond to every comment we receive.