What’s the difference? It’s a big one!
At Webamp, we have a culture where team spirit matters more than anything else.
That’s why we get together every Friday for our Friday meeting, where everyone votes for a colleague they think deserves to be captain of the week.
At the end of the month, it’s time to name the colleague of the month, a title of honour that goes to the person with the most votes during the month. So it’s the other colleagues who decide who the most valuable colleague is, not management.
And that’s exactly where the difference between employee of the month and colleague of the month lies. It’s about who has created the most value for the team, and not necessarily who’s best at their job on paper.