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Last week my friend’s son Sam came home from work with a new pair of trainers, a new rucksack and a shirt. He had won employee of the year as voted by his peers. He was thrilled he’s only been with the company for 9 months and is really enjoying his first job with the growing recruitment firm, Daniel Owen Ltd, in Reading.

Sam loved his new wares but how did his colleagues manage to pick such insightful and thoughtful gifts? Watching Sam I thought, this is a company putting serious effort into employee recognition. Turns out they didn’t. Sam picked the gifts, however, the way they award employee of the year and the subsequent reward is fun, creative and gets the whole office involved.

Here's how it's done.