Special Edition: The Power of Gratitude

Author

Dave White
November 26, 2024

The Power of Gratitude

  • Leading a Startup with Gratitude

    • đź“™ “Gratitude: The unsung hero…”

    • đź“™ “How to Show More Gratitude at Work…”

  • 3 Quick Tips - Expressing Genuine Gratitude

    • đź“™ “Six Creative Ways Leaders Show Gratitude at Work”

  • đź“™ Recommended Reading:

    • “Cultivating Gratitude: How a Daily Practice Can Improve Your Well-Being”

  • Parting Thought

  • You can help

“No one achieves success alone. Be grateful for those who support and uplift you.”

- Reid Hoffman, Co-founder of LinkedIn

Why Expressing Gratitude is so Powerful

đź“™ Report: Gratitude: The unsung hero in workplace culture” By Steve Sonnenberg for HRMorning

Expressed Gratitude

1 Helps others see their worth to you, the team, and your company

2 Improves a sense of well-being and self-esteem

3 Boosts morale and motivation in the right direction

4 Helps build the team and important relationships

5 Allows people to see the value in others

6 Builds a growth and performance mindset

7 Reduces turnover and attracts new employees

8 Simply feels good

Expressing Your Gratitude

1 Recognize success and milestones right away, individually, and with the team

  • Be precise and detailed including the effort, results, and how it impacts the company and other team members

  • Be genuine and factual

  • Customize recognition based on the person and success achieved

  • Small daily acts carry a lot of weight

2 Implement an employee recognition program and encourage everyone to participate and provide recommendations

3 Make gratitude a permanent part of your culture and daily work

4 Use a variety of delivery and platforms - it is not always face-to-face or verbal

  • Use group or individual emails, messenger apps, texts, newsletters, and the like to make it more permanent, visible, and timely

  • Hand written notes still carry weight

  • Make it as seamless as possible

5 Incorporate gratitude in your routine meetings and talks

  • Structure routine meetings to allow time for recognition

6 Celebrate holidays and special moments

đź“™ Report: â€śHow to Show More Gratitude at Work: Giving Thanks Makes You a Better Leader” by Cathleen Clerkin for Center for Creative Leadership

Expressing Genuine Gratitude

  1. Celebrate success and growth as it happens, do not wait

  2. Champion others as often as possible

  3. Give employees more discretion in their work, increasing ability to make their own decisions

  4. Bonus tip: Give yourself recognition, feel good about your accomplishments, groeth, and working through the tough times.

    đź“™ Great read: “Six Creative Ways Leaders Show Gratitude at Work” by Bell Leadership Institute

Parting Thought

“Train people well enough so they can leave. Treat them well enough so they don’t want to.”

- Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group

You Can Help

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