Comments on: “Thank You” – It’s Easy, It’s Free and It’s Powerful

By: Louise Anderson

Louise Anderson — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:39:00 +0000

Lyn, I used your FUD today at a Loyalty conference seminar in Florida and got a great laugh from the audinece.

Lyn I hope you are doing well and continuing to spread your passion at Sprint Nextel. They should be about ready to listen and learn again.

Thank you,
Louise

By: Kim Hinrichsen

Kim Hinrichsen — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:49:03 +0000

This is a great reminder! It was actually one of my goals to implement this year along with little emails or notes telling someone “Good Job”. “Thank You” and “Good Job” can go a long way with your employees in times like these.

By: Connie Kotke

Connie Kotke — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:45:42 +0000

Recognition, like communication, is most valuable when the outcome is a change in employee behavior. Otherwise,they’re just empty words adding to the daily clamor of our work and professional lives. When managers look into the eyes of their employees and utter those simple words, “Thank you,” it’s possible to move mountains.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:16:54 +0000

Louise – I couldn’t agree with you more. I do not think we can remind ourselves enough to say “thank-you” more often. We strive to give employees the recognition they deserve, and are looking for, in our workplace. As owners we are constantly reminded that recognition on the job is one of the top keys to employee satisfaction. This is an easy and cost effective way to give the recognition people are looking for…thanks for the reminder!

By: Danna

Danna — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:27:32 +0000

You’re dead-on, Louise! Thank you and your entire team of professionals for spreading the upbeat attitude that you do. When I was 13, I was “the fat kid” that everyone made fun of. I vowed to seek my revenge by making their day — every day. I set out to make someone’s day happier every day of my life. Sometimes I forget — and sometimes I don’t “wanna” do it, but I TRY. Your blog message goes hand-in-hand … I love it! As always, Louise, you’re a bright spot (and you’ve surrounded yourself with exceptional people who are bright spots, too).

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:23:13 +0000

Louise, I actually took your advice before I even read about it! Yesterday I told a staff member ‘thank you’ and passed on a compliment from a client. Was it appreciated? You bet it was. Of course, we all know that Administrative Professional’s Day was last week and of course, I did buy my admin a gift card to say ‘thanks’ but I also made sure to tell her in person that she is doing a good job. I absolutely believe in impromptu, on the spot recognition — people want to know they are doing a good job. It seems that in the hectic pace of work and business, sometimes we forget to do the simplest things — like saying thank you!

By: Wayne Serie

Wayne Serie — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:59:24 +0000

Hello,

I certainly appreciate the research completed by White Water Strategies and would agree that through the simple act of saying thank you and acknowledging an employee’s good work goes a long way toward employee retention. In today’s market and environment, our goal to keep those employees that we see as part of our future organization is extremely important and recognition incentives could go a long way toward achieving this goal.

By: Paige

Paige — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:16:02 +0000

Thank you for the reminder that it is more important than ever to recognize and reward behaviors and performance that is driving the right results. In this challenging time in our economy, people are looking for reassurance and approval.

By: Lyn

Lyn — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:36:55 +0000

Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt – FUD – is rampant in the workforce. Layoffs and bad economic news make us want to hide under our desks and wait for better times. “Don’t do anything wrong” can unconsciously lead to “Don’t do ANYTHING”. What better way to overcome the paralysis that ensues than to catch people doing things right and recognize them in front of others. On a personal level, the worker gets confirmation that they actually ARE doing things correctly, and it is noticed and appreciated. On a team level, the behavior is set out before others as credible and achievable.

My only wish is that blogs had spell check! My passion brings on my haphazard spelling!