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March 8, 2017

Appreciate Employees Any Day of the Year

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Employee Appreciation Day is March 3, and even though employees should be recognized regularly for their performance and work milestones, a survey of over 3,400 workers around the world by global employee recognition and engagement leader O.C. Tanner shows that receiving recognition even just once a year, such as on Employee Appreciation Day, can make a significant difference in many facets of the workplace.

Results of the study, “Influencing Greatness: Giving, Receiving and Observing Recognition,” indicate that while people understand the importance of giving recognition, many don’t make a habit of it. Nearly one third of those surveyed – 29 percent – admit they haven’t given any recognition in the past month. Furthermore, it appears that even though fewer non-managers give recognition than their managerial counterparts, the non-managers who offer “attaboys” do so more often.

“If you want great work from your people, recognition is an incredibly powerful tool to achieve results,” says Gary Beckstrand, a vice president at the O.C. Tanner Institute, the research arm of O.C. Tanner. “As employees give recognition more, their motivation to contribute increases, as does their support of company values, likelihood to recommend the organization, willingness to go above and beyond, desire to be working at the same organization in one year and many other metrics that most businesses would love to improve.”

Read more at EHSToday.com

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