5 Effective Ways to Foster Gratitude In the Workplace

GRATITUDE | APPRECIATION | THANKFULNESS | PRAISE | RECOGNITION | GRACE | TRIBUTE | HONOR

Annually on September 21 people around the world celebrate GRATITUDE and APPRECIATION. This day allows people and organizations to take a moment to recognize and honor excellence in talent, attitude, and productivity. An extraordinary day to go above and beyond to ignite the power of gratitude.

Study after study shows that “frequent gratitude moments can improve relationships and impact employee engagement, performance, and turnover,” and “actively practicing gratitude can improve personal happiness.” (Workhuman)

5 EFFECTIVE WAYS TO FOSTER GRATITUDE IN THE WORKPLACE

1. ASSUME POSITIVE INTENT: Instead of looking for what’s wrong, be intentional about seeing the good and providing moments for furthering development and growth, creating value, and identifying opportunity.
2. SEE IT, SAY IT, SHARE IT: Catch them doing something good and express your appreciation of the expertise, talent, and efforts.
3. GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO FOLLOW: A leader would not be a leader without followers. To ensure team and employee alignment to the company’s mission, vision, values, and goals, leaders must effectively demonstrate and model the company’s espoused values and culture expectations.
4. COURAGE, DISCIPLINE, and HUMILITY: Consistency, honesty, openness, flexibility, and being consistent over time is key to building and experience the benefits of expressing and demonstrating an attitude of appreciation and recognition.
5.   PAY IT FORWARD: As you begin to share outwardly, ask those to express and demonstrate these 5 effective ways to foster gratitude in the workplace. The results are positively exponential!

Starting and ending each day with gratitude can significantly change the trajectory of workplace culture. Expression of appreciation and thankfulness builds trust, reduces burnout and rust-out, increases inclusiveness and sense of belonging, and drives momentum for optimizing talent, excellence and productivity.

Share how you rejuvenate moral and build a company culture that thrives and gets positive, lasting results by demonstrating and modeling gratitude, appreciation, honor and recognition each day.

On this 21st day of September – Our team at Harris Whitesell Consulting LLC wishes you and yours many days filled with growth, creating value, and opportunity! Happy DAY OF GRATITUDE!!!!!! 

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