How Leaders Can Show Appreciation

Workers oftentimes have their contribution taken for granted. It can make employees feel underappreciated or as though their company doesn’t value their efforts. This may translate to a tense work environment or a decrease in worker productivity.

A quit mindset may even persist if employees aren’t feeling appreciated. A simple expression of appreciation to workers can be enough to make their day and even change their lives. A token of gratitude could be as simple as sharing a personal thank you. Employees will see that their hard work is being noticed. Although people have a job to do, they are still human and do benefit from praise so that they can give their best at all times. Here are other ways that leaders can show their appreciation:

Annual Awards

Musicians, entertainers, and athletes all have award ceremonies for doing their job. Why shouldn’t other people be awarded for doing good at their jobs? A leader can create a yearly award ceremony and give away medals, trophies, certificates to workers with upstanding work. Each employee will have their own moment of acknowledgment and feel equally meaningful to their team.

Milestone Celebrations

Leaders can provide gift baskets to their employees for reaching certain milestones. For instance, employees could be treated to dinner or presented a gift card for their achievements. Promotions and successful projects can be celebrated by the team as this will make one feel good about their success and aim to achieve higher goals.

Give High-profile Work

High profile projects can be given to show a leader’s confidence in their employee. By giving someone a more “serious” task, it will communicate to them that their employer trusts in their abilities and talents to complete the task successfully.

Referrals

Leaders can show their appreciation by giving their teammates their “moment to shine” and “set their people up for success”. One can show their employees their appreciation even if employees are relocating. A gesture to display gratitude to employees is to provide them with other job leads and referrals if they are moving away or plan on transferring jobs. This shows employers care more about a person’s success even if it isn’t with their company.

This article was originally published on HenryComteVelasquez.org