Thanksgiving day — Spread a little gratitude without an attitude
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Thanksgiving is the start of celebration season and it holds a beautiful idea of showing gratitude for the things that you are grateful for in your life. It is the time to have a light conversation with your family, friends, and teams at work to encourage a culture and cycle of gratitude.
It is an excellent day for supervisors, managers, business owners, co-workers and other leaders to communicate gratitude in their workplace. As it’s the end of the year and the festive mode is on for all of us, show your employees your gratitude. Do remember that just a simple expression of gratitude will go a long way in the workplace.
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So, this holiday season let’s celebrate to give thanks for all of the great, influential people in our lives.
Creative ideas for Thanksgiving
“Feeling appreciated is one of the most important needs that people have. When you share with someone your appreciation and gratitude, they will not forget you. Appreciation will return to you many times.” — Steve Brunkhorst
It can be sometimes weirdly complicated to think of ideas for Thanksgiving. In this post, you can find some meaningful and easy ways to say thank you in your office to form trust and stronger relationship with everyone.
Show your thoughtful gratitude to your employer
How to show meaningful gratitude to your boss? It can be quite hard to figure out the way to tell your boss how much you respect and appreciate them. But if your manager and other leaders are being a good boss helping you to accomplish your work and grow as an individual, it’s worthy enough to thank them. Bosses actually do not get to hear ‘thank you’ frequently, so do not miss a chance to thank them for a raise, for that appreciation email, for a promotion letter, for listening to your ideas and for always adjusting with your sudden plans.
The best way is a handmade card or thank you note. But do keep these few things in mind;
- Be direct
- Mention specific accomplishments
- Return the favor
- Show the right connection
- Show their value in appropriate context
Simple and effective words or small gifts like cookies hamper, diary and a pen or a personalized thank you photo frame will strengthen your relationship with them.
Show meaningful gratitude to your co-workers
Our co-workers are the people whom we meet the most and work the whole day. Have you ever been thankful to them? Your co-workers play a crucial role in your moral support in office and a great help when you are stuck. Some company cultures encourage their employees to compete against each other and that makes it uncomfortable for employees to express gratitude. Things can change by just giving a small start. As Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so remind each other of what you are grateful for.
It is a great way to build connections and trust. Send a handwritten note or an email, telling them ‘you are an awesome co-worker’. Be casual and concise, thank them for something particular they did for you and seek out ways to add value to them. Along with a note you can add a small chocolate or cookies to bring that smile on their face. After all, they are the ones who will go a long way along with you. This Thanksgiving, build a powerful network around you whom you can count for support.
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Show meaningful gratitude to your employees
If you are an employer, saying thank you to your employees is a way of tailoring to them for their accomplishments and hard work. Here are the best ways to say thank you to your employees:
- Find the positivity in your employees
By knowing the positive characteristics of your workers, you can increase your workplace effectiveness, appreciating them for the same. Appreciate them for their qualities that help in growing your reputation.
- How your life will be really tough at work if they are not honest, dependable, and punctual?
- What talent makes them part of who they are, like accurate detailed work, being a good problem solver and creativity?
Make a list of characteristics you’ve identified along with their names and have a recognition program.
Wall of Fame
The idea of “wall of fame” is actually a great way to celebrate Thanksgiving by acknowledging your employees’ work and informing the same to the rest of the employees. Paint a wall or DIY with artistically by putting each recognized employees photograph along with their talent in few words. Give them a title according to their work what you are recognizing them for. This will also be alluring to other employees and potential employees to encourage and motivate them. Your employees will put more efforts as they have a record that good tasks achieved are positively recognized.
Show them you really care
Give yourself some time to know your employees. How have they been performing? What are their needs and their feedback? Are their bdays and anniversaries being celebrated? All these questions are sensitive to your employees and this will show you really care for them. Thank them for being a part of your company and greet them every day.
Monetary rewards are creative
For individual employees, monetary rewards are best suited and they will love it. Give a gift card to best-shopping sites like Amazon, tickets for a movie, some reward system to earn tickets that can be redeemed for prizes and many more. These kind of rewards can be given to employees who have shown their leadership, punctuality and hard work qualities. It will push everyone in your office to go that extra mile.
Hampers of fruit or cookies
This is another beautiful way of saying thank you to your best employees. A small gift of happiness with edible fruits or cookies is perfect. You can deliver it to their home their family feels proud of it also. It is a simple way to say thank you but they will really appreciate your efforts to recognize them.
Remember their names
Why not bring a long effect of gratitude on your employees? Everybody loves to be acknowledged by their names, so start a trend to follow this throughout in your office. Acknowledging your employees by their names is a good way to make a direct connection. It may take some time but will gradually become normal. It is a sign that you care and you are grateful for the presence of your employees.
The gift of wellness
The gift of wellness is one great way that will benefit the happiness of your employees in the longer run. What can be a better way to say thank you to your employees this Thanksgiving than by looking after their wellness and make them feel valued? Initiate an employee-sponsored health program that will provide health and fitness education. Or just give them complimentary passes to a nearby yoga studio or gym.
Have fun employee engagement activities
Plan some fun activities for your teams like rock climbing outing, hiking or a paintball session or a daycation to a resort to show employees that they are special to you and you value them. This is a good way to celebrate Thanksgiving, to promote employee engagement and great team bonding and make them feel special.
Free lunch
Offering free lunch is a highly effective way of motivating your employees and thanking them for their efforts. Take them out for lunch or conduct a small buffet in your office. Thank them as a team with lunch followed by cupcakes for the evening. It is a simple and an effective way to show your gratitude to your employees who have worked hard for you.
Office comforts
Are your employees comfortable with their chair and desk? Do they get frustrated with their systems and the ambiance of your office? Improve their work conditions to keep things go the best way for them. Say thank you to your employees by upgrading their workspace and showing them that you care for their comfort. Another great way to say thank you to your employees is to upgrade their workspace.
All these little gestures are a part of appreciation and adding value to your workplace. It will inspire more of the greatness, build a strong team dynamic and builds relationships.
To make this Thanksgiving truly meaningful, don’t forget the wonderful people in your lives and make efforts to cherish it for a lifetime.
Happy Thanksgiving
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Sandeep Kashyap is the Founder of ProofHub — a leading project management and collaboration software. A passionate leader, Sandeep is always on the lookout for innovative ideas about filling the communication gap between groups, teams and companies. He is also a featured writer on LinkedIn and a contributing author at YourStory. You can connect with him on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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