Description
Are your student workers unmotivated? Do you struggle with consistency of service depending on who is doing the job? Are you searching for a way to show your appreciation to your employees? Maybe you just need to add a little Flair! Library Flair is a non-monetary student worker incentive program developed at Winona State University’s Krueger Library. Grounded in the knowledge that appreciation and recognition are the cornerstones of workplace motivation, Library Flair created friendly competition among student workers, which resulted in increased workplace morale and improved job performance. Including student perspectives, this presentation will cover policy changes that spurred the development of the program. It will also discuss the basics of using gamification to improve worker morale from conception to implementation, including obstacles and challenges faced along the way. Requiring nothing more than a button maker, basic computer programs, and a color printer Library Flair is a low tech solution with high impact in student worker morale and performance.
Start Date
15-3-2017 3:30 PM
End Date
15-3-2017 4:30 PM
Add a Little Flair to Your Library: An Incentive Program for Student Workers
Are your student workers unmotivated? Do you struggle with consistency of service depending on who is doing the job? Are you searching for a way to show your appreciation to your employees? Maybe you just need to add a little Flair! Library Flair is a non-monetary student worker incentive program developed at Winona State University’s Krueger Library. Grounded in the knowledge that appreciation and recognition are the cornerstones of workplace motivation, Library Flair created friendly competition among student workers, which resulted in increased workplace morale and improved job performance. Including student perspectives, this presentation will cover policy changes that spurred the development of the program. It will also discuss the basics of using gamification to improve worker morale from conception to implementation, including obstacles and challenges faced along the way. Requiring nothing more than a button maker, basic computer programs, and a color printer Library Flair is a low tech solution with high impact in student worker morale and performance.