MEMBER NEWS
Four M Holds Quarterly Drawing for
Employees of the Month to Win $1,000
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mployee recognition programs are a powerful way to
reward your staff for their efforts. These programs build
loyalty and reduce turnover, while at the same time improving
systems, reducing waste and increasing customer satisfaction
levels. Buffalo Wild Wings® has implemented a tried and true
tactic with its Employee of the Month program.
Four M Capital, LLC has taken part in the Employee
of the Month program for years. Each month, the program
aims to reward hardworking and dedicated team members by
recognizing one Front-of-House and one Heart-of-House/
kitchen employee that possess those qualities. However,
Four M Capital made a modification to the program at the
start of 2015 that has seen powerful results. The modification? Pooling all of the Employee of the Month winners per
quarter into a raffle format for a quarterly $1,000 grand prize.
If a team member is selected as the Employee of the Month,
their name is put on a plaque in the Front-of-House and they
are entered into a lottery to win the grand prize. At the end of
each quarter, a winner is randomly selected.
“It is a feel-good program and the amount of money can
actually have a real impact on the recipient. Our last winner
was shaking and came to tears because this money will
help her to buy the books she needs for her next semester
at college. It feels great to give that something extra to a
deserving individual,” said James Bitzonis, president and CEO
of Four M Capital.
Regional Manager Paul Alcazar (left) and general manager Bill
Shnipper present Palisades, New York, location team member
Neschmy Arbarca with the $1,000 check she won from a quarterly
grand prize lottery drawing of Employee of the Month recipients.
“It is a feel-good program and the
amount of money can actually have a
real impact on the recipient.”
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There are many qualities to take into consideration,
but above all, Four M looks to reward true brand ambassadors that wow guests and produce a great product from the
kitchen. However, according to Bitzonis, “It becomes hard to
choose just one team member each month as we have many
dedicated individuals.”
For those wishing to implement a similar practice in
their own companies, Bitzonis advises having your general
managers submit names to the regional managers each
month so that you can receive one consolidated email each
quarter. S