Workers Want More Gratitude on the Job

A few months ago, The Globe & Mail ran this item:

“Want to make employees happier? It might help to say thanks.

Sixty-five per cent of U.S. workers say they'd like to receive more appreciation on the job. And 68 per cent say they'd prefer to be thanked in person rather than by e-mail, according to a survey of more than 2,300 U.S. employees by staffing firm Adecco USA and Harris Interactive.”

I have written fairly extensively about the power of recognition, celebration, and appreciation to inspire people in their team or organization. It's such a critical leadership skill that I even designed and deliver a half day workshop entitled Recognizing, Celebrating, and Appreciating: How to Reenergize, Reinforce, and Inspire Ever Higher Performance.

You can view and download a series of my articles and book excerpts on recognition, appreciation, and celebration at http://www.clemmer.net/articles/subject_14.aspx.

You can also peruse about a dozen Improvement Points on recognition at http://www.clemmer.net/newsletter/ipoints_14.aspx (when you're there, click on the link in the Improvement Points to read the longer article).