Thank You. No, thank you.

Thank You. No, thank you.: "

Mary Jo Asmus wrote a great post about the importance of creating a culture of appreciation called, How to Create a Thanking Culture. Sure a paycheck is important to employees (we all have to eat) but they also want to have their hard work acknowledged. My favorite line from her blog is 'Clarity of direction becomes evident because as you reinforce the right work through thanking others, you also spread the word about what is valued and important.' Be sure to read the whole post here.

Being a thanking manager is powerful but also practical. But do it because it makes people feel great, not because it works to improve performance (but that is great, too).

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