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Recognition is an action it reinforces behaviors you want repeated. A reward or an award is an item that is a tangible reminder of achievement.

Formal recognition is a set of established programs or practices that a department adopts to foster recognition.

Informal recognition is simply what you do regularly to let employees know when you notice and appreciate their work.

Best practice suggests that ALL recognition awards be recorded regardless of value of the award.

When recognition is tied to specific behaviors or outcomes, it reduces the appearance of favoritism. Meaningful recognition is timely, specific, tailored to the person, and connected to the goals and values of the department.

Another area of the brain that suffers dramatically from sleep deprivation is the hippo-campus.  When people are deprived of sleep for even one night, their ability to memorize new information drops significantly. This was shown in one study to be due to an impairment in the hippo-campus caused by sleep deprivation.