Positive feedback can motivate employees enormously.
It's nice when the superiors give a sincere compliment.
Hand on heart: Who isn't happy when they're praised?
At work, appreciation from colleagues or even from superiors can sometimes work small miracles.
If you feel that you and your work are appreciated, this has a positive effect on motivation.
This is reported more often by employees who have experienced a corresponding appreciation in their company.
Appreciation at work can motivate employees
The portal karrierebibel.de explains that managers who convey and set an example of true appreciation will noticeably improve the working atmosphere in the long term and be rewarded with loyal, efficient and enthusiastic teams
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Of course, "performance-related salaries and reward systems" are still needed.
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Positive feedback can motivate colleagues enormously.
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Of course, a respectful and polite tone is the basis of all communication and positive corporate culture.
"Authentic appreciation" is also evident in various forms and facets in everyday work.
In order to be perceived as such, however, there are three essential requirements, as the career portal explains.
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1. The praise is specifically directed at one person
Rather than pouring out praise indiscriminately, it's important to direct the words and gestures of appreciation to the person involved in the case.
According to karrierebibel.de, the recipient must feel that this is meant in a very personal way
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So if your superior speaks to you directly here, you should be happy about it.
Because it is a sign of personal appreciation and goes beyond general praise, for example to the whole team.
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2. The praise doesn't seem exaggerated
Serious praise only comes across properly if it goes to the heart of the matter and is not about adulation, but about facts.
The person to whom it is addressed will know how to tell the difference and can be happy about it.
However, the appreciation does not only have to be related to an individual case, but one can just as well “recognize the overall picture of a person, their regular quality or performance”, as the article says, among other things.
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3. Praise comes from the heart
For credibility, it is also crucial "that the genuine enthusiasm of the laudator is noticeable," according to another aspect of the article.
Personal appreciation and recognition therefore also has an emotional component.
This also includes "that the appreciative meet the other at eye level".
A good way of maintaining or improving communication is, for example, regular feedback discussions with individual employees.
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