{"id":4797,"date":"2020-12-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonusbenefits.com\/four-ways-to-spread-gratitude-within-your-organization\/"},"modified":"2020-12-10T11:12:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T11:12:30","slug":"four-ways-to-spread-gratitude-within-your-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonusbenefits.com\/four-ways-to-spread-gratitude-within-your-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Ways to Spread Gratitude Within Your Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gratitude can be the simplest and most direct way to foster an organization of employees who feel valued, engaged, and driven by purpose. A thousand studies exist detailing how employee recognition can reinforce employee loyalty and boost productivity—but it’s just common sense when it comes down to it.<\/p>\n

If you tell your employees how grateful you are for them, you’ll see them find greater purpose in their roles, dive deeper into their work, and have them feel like their effort matters. It’s the same in our relationships. Ignore what someone does for you, or feel ignored yourself, and those relationships will suffer.<\/p>\n

With the holidays upon us, now is a great time to work in some gratitude to your weekly to-do list. Try these four ideas to get the gratitude flowing.<\/p>\n

1. Share it<\/span><\/h3>\n

One great way to show an employee some gratitude is to share it on social media from your company page. Boast about their talent, what they’ve done for your organization, and how grateful you are for their hard work. The public nature of this form of gratitude makes it all the more valuable. You aren’t just telling all of your employees and your followers about them, but you’re speaking to their entire network. By building someone up publicly, you’re:<\/p>\n