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WAYS Thanks Motivates Employees

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Why is praise and recognition —receiving thanks — so motivating?

Here’s what we learned from the new book The Power of Thanks:

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identify the right behaviors.

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Nice work!

Managers identify the right behaviors in advance and

as they happen.

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The right actions should be appreciated — because it’s

rewarding to receive thanks, and because it might happen again!

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2Thanks are feedback.

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Thanks tell employees they’re on the right track.

Great job on the project, today!

NEW MESSAGE FROM MANAGER:

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Thanks for effort, quickly expressed, reassures employees that they’re

doing the right things.

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break through social and emotional barriers.

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Sincerely expressed thanks break through the social barriers that naturally arise in organizations.

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When those barriers fall, emotions like loyalty, trust, and dedication

flow more freely.

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create trust and social bonds.

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Thanks create social bonds between giver and receiver.

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5Thanks feel good.

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Feeling good is a benefit of appreciation and has strategic value if it reinforces the right behaviors.

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Are you thanking and motivating YOUR employees?

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Adapted from The Power of Thanks, by Eric Mosley and Derek Irvine,

McGraw Hill 2015.

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HOW SOCIAL RECOGNITION EMPOWERS EMPLOYEES AND CREATES A BEST PLACE TO WORK

ERIC MOSELYCEO OF GLOBOFORCE

DEREK IRVINEVP OF CLIENT STRATEGY CONSULTING, GLOBOFORCE

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