Leaders should regularly be expressing their appreciation for the efforts of their employees. This includes employees who:
- Have made significant progress toward achieving organizational, division or department goals.
- Have proactively participated in helping co-workers achieve goals.
- Have gone above and beyond in their work efforts.
- Have collaborated within or external to their department
- Have shared knowledge with others.
And for any number of other reasons.
Regularly expressing appreciation helps leaders to continue to build strong relationships with their staff and shows staff that their efforts have not gone unnoticed.
Appreciation for work efforts can be done in any number of ways, including:
- A handwritten “thank you” note
- A public “thank you” during a division or department or team meeting
- A public “thank you” via a company newsletter or internal portal
- A “thank you” gift or a day off from work
How do you show your appreciation for the efforts of your staff?
