In our latest Digital Leadership Academy webinar, we explored the importance of appreciology within an organization or team. Why is appreciation so needed – and often so neglected – as a leadership skill? Let’s dive into the insights shared, including how to intentionally cultivate appreciology from the top-down, so your organization can thrive.
Why is appreciation important in the workplace?
Topics: Business Development, Employee satisfaction, Appreciology, Motivation, Employee retention
Bring on the New Year’s resolutions. Our annual declaration to the world that this is the year we will finally own it. Crush it. Achieve it.
I love the actionable detail of resolutions and the feelings of excitement and possibility that they inevitably elicit. There is a certain freedom in the idea of a clean slate and an opportunity to start fresh without looking back.
Topics: Optimization, Appreciology, Motivation, Personal Growth
We’ve all heard someone say, “It took me forever to finish this,” or “I worked overtime last night.” We often share details about what we’ve done, but we rarely talk about the meaning.
Topics: Business Development, Employee satisfaction, Marketing, Appreciology, Motivation, Employee retention, Work Environment
Dealing with Distraction: Mastering the Power of Focus
One of the unfortunate realities of modernity is the constant and ever-looming potential for distraction. Distractions constantly surround us and seem to work in 24-hour shifts. To combat distractions, cutting edge technology and consumer marketing strategies consistently attempt to promote methods and products with the goal of helping us to simplify and focus.
Topics: Appreciology, Motivation
The Ultimate Metaphor for Personal Growth: The Bamboo Tree
- Do you have a goal set for yourself, but others cannot see it?
- Do you have something that matters to you, but others cannot comprehend its depth?
- Are you striving for something, but aren’t seeing results?
Topics: Engagement, Employee satisfaction, Appreciology, Motivation, Work Environment
Incentivizing Your Top Employees: How and Why It Works
There’s truth behind the well-known statement: people don’t leave jobs; they leave leaders. Most often, employees will look for new jobs not because they are underpaid or overworked, but because they feel unappreciated and undervalued.
Topics: Engagement, Employee satisfaction, Marketing, Appreciology, Motivation, Employee retention
How to Get People to Do What You Ask: Lessons in Motivation
Your staff members, spouse, friends, kids – why is it so difficult to get people to do what you want without having to nag them?
Topics: Employee satisfaction, Appreciology, Motivation, Employee retention, Work Environment
TGIF – How to Make Friday Your Most Productive Day of the Week
Typically, people who work a traditional Monday-to-Friday job will tell you that Monday is their most productive day at the office, despite the constant complaint of feeling the Monday blues. Mondays allow for plenty of time to plan out projects and organize time for the upcoming week. At the start of the week, it seems like anything is possible and the week ahead will offer plenty of time to get things done.
Topics: Marketing Best Practices, Business Development, Marketing, Appreciology, Motivation, Digital Marketing
It’s easy to fall into routines and live out our days without realizing all of the blessings we have. Since we value sameness and are creatures of habit, it is unlikely that we pause to reflect on the positive things that are going on around us each day.
Topics: Marketing Best Practices, Business Development, Employee satisfaction, Marketing, Appreciology, Motivation
The more changes that take place in today’s businesses, the more things stay the same—including the one factor that is crucial to success: appreciology.
Topics: Business Development, Employee satisfaction, Appreciology, Motivation