There's no one better than the customer to help you recognize
your company's top performers. In the process, you can get
important information to help motivate employees and to maintain
a satisfied clientele. Here's what some corporations are doing:
* In the Most Valuable Player program at St. Louis' Busch
Stadium, 10 randomly selected fans are given two small cards to
bestow on any two employees who show them courtesy. If a
particular division of workers receives at least 15 cards during
the game, there is a drawing is held and the winner gets a $100
bill. All employees who receive cards are mentioned in a monthly
flier published by the St. Louis Civic Center Corp. for its
employees.  * At Park Lane Hotels International, based in San
Francisco, guests are asked to nominate hotel workers who
provide outstanding service. The company rewards all nominees
with Sony Watchman televisions and holds a grand-prize drawing
for a 20-inch TV--and the guest who nominated the grand-prize
winner receives two free nights a