July 13, 2021

08. 20 Practical and Creative Ways to Appreciate Your Team

08. 20 Practical and Creative Ways to Appreciate Your Team

Being appreciated and respected is a fundamental need that we all have as human beings. Team members are more likely to enjoy their work and contribute when they feel appreciated. That is why it’s critical for leaders to ramp up employee appreciation pra

🌟 Appreciation matters. 01:11

🎯 Five core needs according to Maslow. 02:04

🤩 Another way to think about appreciation. 04:27

1️⃣ Words of affirmation should be genuine, specific, and timely. 06:40

🖥️ Creative approaches to words of affirmation 08:06

2️⃣ Acts of service. 15:47

💪 Practical advice to implement acts of service. 16:19

🤔 Better Teams Trivia Question: What is going to increase the pleasure for the receiver of a gift more?18:53

3️⃣ Appreciation with gifts. 21:53

4️⃣ Touch, as the fourth area of appreciation. 27:56

5️⃣ Quality time 28:59

🪅 Fun and interesting ways to spend quality time. 30:58

🚩 Leading Better Teams Challenge 36:43


Facts at the beginning - https://hbr.org/2016/05/recognizing-employees-is-the-simplest-way-to-improve-morale

https://www.tinypulse.com/blog/sk-employee-recognition-stats

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs  


Book:  The 5 Languages of Appreciation by Gary Chapman and Paul White https://www.appreciationatwork.com/5-languages-appreciation-workplace-improve-employee-engagement/ 


Kudo Board - https://www.kudoboard.com/ 


Celebration Gallery - https://better-teams.com/a-celebration-gallery-to-acknowledge-team-members/

Certificates - https://better-teams.com/reward-recognize-a-virtual-team-with-certificates/

Trivia - https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_psychology_can_help_you_choose_a_great_gift 

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