It feels good to hear a person say, “I really love my job.” It’s such a simple phrase, but it says a lot about a company. The statement reflects a satisfied and engaged employee in a healthy company culture, and it’s almost always followed by, “So, where do you work?”
However to many companies creating and maintaining a rich employee culture seems impossible. “Legitimate” reasons abound – there are so many personalities, so many other priorities, and honestly, we don’t have the budget for it. And yet, financially companies can’t afford not to have happy employees.
When you walk into a company where smiles are real, laughter is genuine and you can simply feel vibrant energy in the room, it can seem like magic. And it is. But it’s magic that has a roadmap. One that says this is where we are, this is where we want to go and here’s the formula to get there. Choose People is that roadmap.
We know that appreciation and acknowledgement of those who help us is important in all aspects of our lives, and yet in the workplace we struggle with gratitude the most. Do you say thank you for the obvious - "thanks for coming in on time?" If you thank one person, do you need to thank the one sitting next to them too? Do I need to write a thank you note? Does there need to be some sort of reward to go with it too?
In some workplaces, appreciation is so rare that people wonder if anyone sees/cares about their hard work. On the other end of the spectrum, y...