Not long ago, a University of Georgia study showed the words "thank you" were the key to happy marriages. Turns out, the same might be said for happy workplaces.
Appreciation ; feeling one's job is valued -- is essential to job happiness. It's a recognized key component of retention. Our own Horizons Workforce Consulting data shows a strong link between supervisors who recognize accomplishment and employees who are productive. "Feeling valued" was reported by most (84%) employees who called their employer a Dream Company.
Conversely, 65% of those in a Career Builder study called not feeling valued a primary cause of job dissatisfaction. A Gallup study said employees who don't feel recognized are twice as likely to quit in the next year -- yet only a third say their contributions are adequately recognized. "At any given company," says Gallup, "it's not uncommon for employees to feel that their best efforts are routinely ignored."
So if appreciation is our best retention tool, why aren't we using it?
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