Employee Appreciation Day next falls on Friday, March 1, 2019. However, if you limit your appreciation to only that one day, your employees may not feel appreciated every other day of the year—when it counts. For this reason, it’s best to make it a regular practice.
Workers deserve to feel appreciated every day they walk into the office. After all, without these team members performing vital tasks, your organization wouldn’t be able to do business. Not to mention, employees who feel valued are more likely to work harder and be more productive.
Looking to boost morale and output at your workplace? Follow these four tips to help your fellow employees feel appreciated on a daily basis.
1. Listen to Your Colleagues 2. Remember to Say Thank You 3. Respect Their Time 4. Offer Rewards and Recognition
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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