Promotions, compensation, and equity are obvious ways to recognize someone, but beyond that, I'm a big fan of more frequent and more personal forms of recognition, especially once I've come to know their interests: A nice bottle of wine A book I think she would enjoy A ticket to an industry conference or event A gift certificate for a nice local restaurant A weekend getaway for two Most of the time, I've had sufficient budget to just cover these things, but there have been a couple of companies I've worked where I had to pay for them myself.
