‘’When people are appreciated by the boss, they will appreciate the boss more as well.’’ – Aoife O’Brien.

Welcome back to Happier at Work. To continue the unhappiness at work theme, this week’s solo episode focuses on employee recognition: the key to a happy workplace. Recognising your staff comes with many benefits; it drives development, builds trust and boosts employee job satisfaction, to name but a few.

As businesses across the globe continue to navigate their way through the great resignation, Aoife discusses how recognising staff and effectively providing employee feedback can help retain talent and build a happy workplace. Aoife also reminds us that people tend to leave bosses more so than organisations, reveals the impact of a lack of recognition at work, and offers effective feedback strategies that you can implement straight away. The main points throughout the episode include:

- Communicating effectively with employees.

- The impact of lack of recognition at work.

- Building trust in the workplace.

- Mastering impactful employee recognition.

- Aoife’s experience of delivering feedback on performance.

- How to demonstrate employee appreciation.

- Don’t forget to celebrate the small wins too!

- Creating a suitable space for providing constructive feedback.

- The importance of understanding your team.

- Challenge time: who can you recognise today?

THE LISTENERS SAY:

Do you have any feedback or thoughts on this discussion? If so, please connect with Aoife via the links below and let her know. Aoife would love to hear from you!

Resources:

Gallup: Workplace consulting and global research.

https://www.gallup.com/home.aspx

Connect with Happier at Work host Aoife O’Brien:

https://www.happieratwork.ie

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifemobrien

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