Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, once said, "There are two things people want more than sex and money...recognition and praise." Time and time again the one motivating factor at the top of most employee lists is appreciation for a job well done. It is more requested than the green stuff, money.
Why don't more managers, owners, and employees give appreciation? Some people state they don't know how to give it. Others don't know what to give appreciation for in the work environment. Yet others say they are too busy to give appreciation.
I think this is the biggest sin of managers, being too busy to give appreciation for a good job well done. Remember what the old transmission commercials used to say, "You can pay me now or you can pay me later." Well, that is what giving appreciation is about. You can invest in your employees now and "pay" them with sincere appreciation and achieve even better performance. Or you will "pay" later by seeing your team's
performance sink, corrective actions and coaching increase, and overall morale decrease.
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