Leading with Recognition - a Conversation with Debra Corey of DebCo HR

Today I bring you a a value-packed conversation with Debra Corey, Chief Pay it Forward Officer of DebCo HR that focuses on the critical subject of recognition. Debra is so generous in her storytelling and sharing of case studies and also offers advice on how to create a recognition program on a shoestring  

Here are a few of the golden nuggets gleaned from our conversation:-

• Debra’s first bucket list achievement
• Why recognition was chosen as a speciality
• How some recognition strategies can result in exclusion and a lack of appreciation
• Heineken – a case study of joy
• The difference between recognition and appreciation
• The neuroscience of recognition
• How recognising people is good for stress
• How well-defined recognition programs significantly impact employee retention
• Recognition as a key driver of people leaving organisations
• Statistics around the benefits of recognition
• The power of informal recognition
• Understanding how people want to be recognised and differing considerations
• Burton’s biscuits and LinkedIn’s recognition programs
• Using a people-centred approach to creating programs
• The many and varied dimensions of recognition
• The recognition rebelution
• Acting on employee feedback
• Recognition in a virtual/hybrid environment – key considerations
• Recognition programs on a shoestring!
• A 3 step recognition model
• The 4 things we must do when recognising people
• The power of story in recognition
• Keeping a recognition/success/brag file

Debra’s website is here

You can connect directly with Debra on LinkedIn here

Debra’s books are:-

• Appreciate it! The Playbook for Employee Recognition
• Bringing Your Values Out to Play
• Build It: The Rebel Playbook for Employee Engagement

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