‘Tis the season to give thanks, and that includes thanking your employees. Start expressing more gratitude today by beginning a culture of showing your employees your appreciation year-round. Offering your employees a meaningful sense of appreciation consistently creates more connected, valued, and productive workers.

The top reasons people leave their jobs are not feeling valued by their manager, not feeling valued by their organization, and not feeling a sense of belonging. When an employer realizes that an individual is not feeling valued, they often respond with a one-circumstance gift, but to make your employees feel treasured, the actions need to be a continuation of signs of appreciation. Feeling appreciated is built over time, not produced by a single action.

Things to remember and easy ways to express your gratitude to your employees are showing value for who they are, inside and outside of the workplace, what they contribute to their position and to their personal life, and what it takes to do their job each day – their personalities, long hours, and balancing their personal life to be the best they can be while at work.

Also, remember to genuinely say thank you, show interest in your employees and their health, and reward them from time to time with fun experiences.

– Holiday celebrations

– Food truck lunch day

– Volunteer as a team

– Puppy playdate

– Company launch celebrations

The best part of appreciation is that it can be displayed both verbally and with rewards, so be sure to take advantage of both. The Whole Purpose would love the opportunity to help you give thanks to your employees this season by showing them how much you appreciate them, their health, and all they do for you and your organization.