Recognition at work

Recognition in Nursing Homes: How Family Connection Improves Caregiver QWL

Why recognition at work matters: the numbers

Need to convince leadership, a committee, or yourself that recognition at work deserves to be taken seriously? Here is the case, built on nu…

50 thank-you messages and positive feedback for a colleague

You want to thank a colleague and the words won't come? That's normal, expressing gratitude face to face, or even in writing, means overcomi…

30 examples of recognition and positive feedback at work

Recognition at work does not need a budget or a big speech. It needs you to notice, and then say so. Here are 30 concrete examples of thank-…

The 4 forms of recognition at work (Brun and Dugas)

Saying thank you, congratulating someone, valuing an effort: all of this is recognition, but not in the same way. Researchers Jean-Pierre Br…

Positive psychology at work, beyond the clichés

The term is a victim of its own success. “Positive psychology” now conjures up inspirational quotes, happiness mandates and kitten posters. …

Appreciative inquiry: leading change by starting from what works

Most change efforts start with a diagnosis of problems: what fails, what is missing, what blocks. Appreciative inquiry takes the opposite pa…

Positive feedback: saying what goes well changes performance

Most management cultures are very good at saying what goes wrong. The quality gap, the missed deadline, the point to fix: all of that travel…

Gratitude at work: what the science really says

Gratitude is everywhere: in self-help books, podcasts, evening journals. You could mistake it for a fad. That would be a mistake. Gratitude …

Strengths-based management: reveal more, fix less

The classic annual review spends most of its time on weaknesses and areas for improvement. The habit is so ingrained we no longer question i…