It is great to be appreciated and it makes us feel good; no
matter if you bask in the limelight or like to hide in the shadows. An extra
handshake, pat on the back or public announcement of a job well done goes a
long way for a person. Being appreciated isn’t the only reason we do things,
but it helps us to want to do it again.
If you have
employees, the easiest way to show your appreciation towards them is to pay
them more money. Buy them lunch, give them a bonus or raise their salary. However,
if raising their wage is not financially possible, an employer needs to look for
other ways to show they care.
Simple things to ‘change’
up the week can catch an employee off guard. Have a casual Tuesday and let the
office wear jeans, call them Thursday night and tell them to take Friday off
for good behavior. Send their spouse a ‘thank you’ card in support for allowing
their significant other to work overtime on an important project. These three
things can change an employee’s outlook with only a little extra effort and rearrangement
of the schedule.
Business owners
constantly think about ways to improve their business, however improving the
happiness of their staff can make more of a difference than just tweaking the
numbers. If you are unsure, ask your staff what they want and wait for an
answer; it may surprise you. To be or not to be, the answer is always to
appreciate, as the old cheer goes: Two, Four, Six, Eight…who do we appreciate?
