Expressing gratitude in the workplace can have a profound impact. One way to do this is by writing handwritten thank-you notes, verbally recognizing staff members in meetings, or even sending quick emails or text messages. You can also encourage others to be grateful by setting up employee recognition programs like an employee of the month.

Appreciation should be a key part of your company’s culture. It benefits your employees and leads to increased customer satisfaction. But why does being grateful for another person’s success make you much happier? That may seem unreasonable, but it all comes down to the idea that satisfying others creates a personal sense of satisfaction. It makes us feel more successful in our lives.

In this blog post, I explained the best ways to express gratitude in the workplace to keep employees motivated in their jobs.

Build Trustable Workplace Culture

Trust is an important factor in why employees are loyal to the company. Employees need to trust that their best interests are caring. A supportive, authentic and safe working environment brings respect and loyalty from workers.

Appreciate Everyone

You can often see the visible employees of your company getting recognition for their work. It’s common for the sales team or customer-facing parties to get shout-outs, but not uncommon for less visible employees to go unnoticed.

Indeed, these people are often not given enough credit. However, they’re just as important to a successful team. The behind-the-scenes employees might be an integral part of the success of their peers, but they also deserve credit for doing the hard work every day.

Be Innovative about It

By building support networks and connecting employees you can help them maintain motivation in the workplace. Employee Resource Groups help employees find like-minded people they can contact when they need a boost of support or inspiration.

When things can get stressful, it’s important to have a place where you can feel appreciated. Social media platforms such as Facebook or WhatsApp allow your employees to show gratitude through gifts and cheers.

Provides Thanksgiving Gifts

Employee appreciation gifts can be important in the workplace because they help build relationships with employees and are a way to boost their confidence. There are many ways that they can give, such as by using personal successes to verbalize gratitude, or providing material items to express appreciation.

Try giving gifts to your coworkers or employees to show them how much you appreciate them. It will send the message that work is important and that work relationships should be an important part of that. You can expect to see positive results in the long term like a business that’s doing well and workers who are more engaged with their jobs.

Give Annual Retreat

Planning an annual retreat for your company can help you get connected to your team, employees, and even clients. You can choose where to go or what activities to do during the event. Make it one that they’ll remember and enjoy!

If the retreat is a success, we recommend making it an annual event for your team to enjoy over the year.

Respect other’s Opinions

One of the best ways to get people to engage with a new idea is to make them feel like it’s their idea. That is why when you’re looking into remodeling your office space, don’t just think about what’s best for yourself – think about how this will make employees happy too!

When people allow sharing their opinion, they feel more engaged in the project. The key is to ask for input during every phase of design. For example, “What do you think?” or “How can we improve this?” You’ll make sure that everyone plays an active role by listening politely and asking follow-up questions such as “Do you like that idea?”

Develop Mentorship Programs

It’s important to care for your employees and provide them with opportunities to grow.

When an individual is showing talent in your company, you need to be able to nurture that person. By teaching them new skills, you’re helping them become valuable contributors and increasing the capabilities of your team.

Your goal is to grow your workforce. One way to help people advance their careers is through one-on-one mentorship programs with higher levels employees. These meetings can be a great opportunity for employees to learn new skills and get fresh advice from coworkers.