Why Appreciation Makes for Good Business

Bill Perry

Leaders, did you know compensation and financial reward is a poor long-term motivator for employees?  Studies show 79% of people who leave their jobs voluntarily do so because of lack of appreciation. So, it makes sense to communicate appreciation to your employees. Extending Appreciation Let’s break it down. When an employee feels appreciated they: Show …

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Episode 53: Appreciation in the Workplace with Dr. Paul White

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Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform As a leader, are your attempts at intended appreciation with your team falling flat? Maybe it’s because you’re not speaking their language. Today, I’m talking with Dr. Paul White, the man who literally wrote the book on appreciation at work. He is the co-author of The 5 Languages of …

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Episode 52: Creating a Better Version of Yourself in 2020

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Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform It is a new year. It’s a new decade. Welcome to 2020! With these moments on the calendar, there’s always the hope of great change. But the reality is the movement of dates on the calendar doesn’t create change, something else has to happen. Very little change occurs until …

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Episode 51: A Christmas Message

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Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Ho, ho, hold on…you don’t like Christmas? I understand this season can be painful for some. It can be a season where depression and suicide rates are on the increase. Or perhaps, as you get older the events of Christmas don’t match the warm, sentimental memories you carry for …

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Episode 25: Leading with a Limp, Part 5: Friendships on the Job, Creating a Safety Net

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Great leaders create space for their people to connect beyond mere functionality in the organization. In this leadership podcast episode, we consider the value of employee friendships at work as a safety net to ease the irritation when relationships are strained.

Episode 24: Leading with a Limp, Part 4: Leadership Qualities That Encourage Recovery

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In this episode, we focus on qualities of leadership that enable leaders to create work cultures that restore employee relationships. Leaders who are quick to take responsibility for failure and generous with giving credit will gain exceptional trust from their employees.

Episode 23: Leading with a Limp, Part 3: Having Hard Conversations

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In this podcast episode, we focus on how leaders can handle hard conversations with employees well. Managing your reactions is a function of your emotional intelligence where all leaders have the opportunity to grow.