I greatly enjoyed our
Mythbusters: The Employee Appreciation Edition webinar with
David Zinger, founder of the
Employee Engagement Network, and
Zane Safrit, author of
Recognize Your Employees – 52 Weeks, 52 Ways.
The overall theme of the discussion during the webinar came down to the need for employers to pay attention to employee needs. David made the point about
“caring made tangible” – the first priority is to notice and truly see what is going on with people around us.
Webinar participants shared their own myths as well, such as: “Certain cultures don’t appreciate recognition.” My bust to that myth is as simple as: “The only qualifying factor for the need for recognition is to be a member of the human race.” Our clients have proven the fallacy of this myth, which I’ve written about in “Overcoming Stereotypes,” my contribution to Chris Ferdinandi’s
Do Amazing Things.
The idea of “tangible caring” is at the heart of employee appreciation and engagement. It’s far too easy to overlook the need to engage employees, but vast research on the positive financial and personal boost from recognition proves how critical making the effort is today and in the years ahead. Just one statistic we mentioned in the webinar is that
78% of employees say recognition motivates them in their job.
This boost in motivation is as simple as: “I notice you and your good work. Thank you for it.”
What’s our excuse to not give that recognition – every day, to the vast majority of employees?
If you weren’t able to join us,
watch the webinar now, then
tweet your own tips for employee appreciation and recognition using hash-tag #appreciationtip. If you do, you’ll be entered to be entered to win a copy of the
Winning with a Culture of Recognition eBook or Amazon Kindle pre-loaded with the eBook.
Be sure to get your copy of
Winning with a Culture of Recognition and then join us for our upcoming
Virtual Book Club discussion. We’re planning the virtual book club for early next month. I’ll be sharing more details on how you can participate in the book club as we get closer. I look forward to diving into the book and your thoughts together.
