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Oct 21, 2024 · The "5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace" is a practical approach for creating personalized and effective recognition cultures. Here, we explain how you can use these five languages to motivate your team, increase satisfaction, and improve cohesion.
Aug 25, 2021 · 1. Identify Associates’ Appreciation Language. As described in Gary Chapman's book The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, organizations are empowered by encouraging people....
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Nov 24, 2021 · We all want to work in a place where people are polite, considerate, and kind, and expressing appreciation to your colleagues is an important part of building that sort of culture. But how do...
- Words of Affirmation. The first language of appreciation is words of affirmation, which refer to verbal or written expressions of praise, recognition, and encouragement.
- Quality Time. Those whose language of appreciation is quality time want to be shown they’re appreciated, not just told. Quality time can look like spending dedicated time with others, creating meaningful interactions, engaging in activities together, and actively listening.
- Acts of Service. In the workplace, acts of service refer to showing appreciation through helpful actions, thoughtful gestures, or practical assistance. For example, if your employee has been working late every night to get a project done and an urgent request comes in that will force them to work even later, you may offer to handle the request personally so they can go home at a normal hour.
- Gifts. The language of appreciation known as gifts refers to tangible tokens of appreciation, such as thoughtful presents or symbolic items. In their research on these languages, Chapman and White discovered that this was by far the least popular language among employees, as only 6% identified it as their primary language of appreciation.
- Invite Them to Share.
- Probe positively.
- Reflect back.
The first step is to empower your employees to share what they are proud of and why. This doesn’t need to happen as a separate, focused meeting. During your regular one-to-ones, or even when you bump into each other in the office, you could ask them a simple question. 1. We haven’t spoken in a while, what have you been working on recently that you ...
In her book, The Perfectionism Detox, author Petra Kolber shared that as humans, we have a tendency to minimize our accomplishments and maximize our shortcomings. As their leader, you can help people dig into their achievements and uncover together what it took for them to do what they did. If they respond with “I don’t know” try following up with ...
After your employee has shared, it is time to reflect back on what you heard. Sometimes this can be as simple as “Thank you for all you have been doing, I had no idea you had worked through all that,” or “Thank you for sharing, that is amazing.” Other times, maybe when you have not spoken in a long time, or notice your employee struggling, it is im...
Jun 17, 2024 · Done right, true appreciation brings a greater sense of belonging and helps employees feel aligned with a company’s mission. Neglect employees’ full spectrum of needs.
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Nov 12, 2019 · We often use the words “recognition” and “appreciation” interchangeably, but there’s a big difference between them. The former is about giving positive feedback based on results or ...
