Do you feel great when you hear good things about you? Hearing good things about me has always been a key for me to perform better and better to excel.
Simple appreciation plays a big effect on us humans and makes us feel good about ourselves. In our day to day lives we get compliments from our managers, which are expected for the work we do, so it's more like we work for appreciation :).
On 07th March 2014, a day dedicated to appreciate employees, "Employee Appreciation Day" our team came up with an idea to enhance the culture of appreciation by facilitating employees to write anonymous appreciation notes to their peers on a wall which was later named as "Wall of appreciation".
The "Wall of appreciation" filled with colorful notes in no time, and it was amazing to see how simple and great to appreciate each other.
It was even amazing to see how employees enjoyed reading the compliments written about them.
In the meantime, something interesting took place in the work stations and it was our own management team including our CEO walking the floors serving cup cakes to each and every employee, thanking them personally for their dedication and being our pillars of strength. Well this wasn't a surprise (except for serving cup cakes :) ) as our management team members are always known to be the coolest of all :).
This simple act gave me immense happiness to see the high level of engagement of our employees, which I believe is a key factor in a Great Place to Work. And been able to bring a smile on everyone's face.
Compliments should come within our hearts as it's precious by the receiving end. The more the compliment is simple the more it remains permanent in one's heart.
