9 Ways To Show Your Employees Appreciation
What we do
We can easily adapt to your environment and coach you every step of the way, either on your site, off-site, on the phone or online. You will get a dedicated Consultant to support you with all your people and culture requirements.
Processes & Guidelines
We will tailor your HR processes and policies to perfectly fit your company's unique needs and goals. We conduct a thorough evaluation of your current HR documents, policies & frameworks to identify gaps & improvement areas.
We will then work with you to create bespoke documentation, templates, guides, policies and toolkits that suit your internal culture. We also work with our employment lawyer to ensure your documents comply with current legislation so that your HR department has the fundamentals in place to operate smoothly (without going overboard with paperwork)!
People & Culture Strategy
In the initial phase of our collaboration, we engage with clients through either an employee engagement survey or a client discovery session. This step allows us to gather essential insights into the current HR dynamics and employee perspectives. The outcomes from these discovery phases allows us to craft a bespoke HR strategy that aligns with business goals and prioritise key focus areas.
Our partnership approach ensures the HR strategy we develop addresses both the immediate and long-term needs of the organisation.
Remuneration & benefits
We collaborate with you to refine your remuneration and benefits approach, ensuring they're competitive and reflect your company's mission. By leveraging market insights, we craft strategies that attract and retain talent while maintaining financial viability.
Our role extends to effectively communicating these benefits to your employees, emphasising their value in supporting both professional and personal growth. This approach boosts employee satisfaction and positions your company as a preferred employer.
Talent management and planning
We help you align your talent strategy with your business goals, identifying skill needs and talent gaps to ensure your workforce is future-ready. Our services include succession planning and talent development, aimed at creating a flexible and growth-oriented organisation.
Our proactive talent management approach focuses on nurturing high-potential employees and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This keeps your team competitive and engaged, preparing your company for both current and future success with enhanced employee retention.
Organisational design
We partner with our clients to identify key talent needs and develop strategies to attract, retain, and develop the right people. Our approach includes performance management, leadership development, and succession planning, all tailored to enhance your team's capabilities and readiness for future challenges.
Our support extends beyond strategy development; we also provide practical tools and guidance for implementing effective talent management practices. This includes creating engaging employee development programs and establishing clear career paths that motivate and retain high performers.
Diversity and Inclusion
We collaborate with you to develop strategies that foster an inclusive workplace, where diversity is not just recognised but celebrated. Through targeted training programs, policy development, and awareness campaigns, we help create an environment that encourages open dialogue, mutual respect, and equal opportunities for all employees.
Our goal is to ensure that every team member feels valued and empowered to contribute their best, driving innovation and enhancing company performance.
Wellbeing initiatives
We assist our clients in crafting and implementing comprehensive wellbeing initiatives that address the physical, mental, and emotional health of their workforce. By conducting thorough needs assessments, we identify specific areas where support is most needed, creating tailored programs that promote a healthy work-life balance, stress management, and overall employee wellness.
Our services range from developing wellness workshops and fitness challenges to offering resources for mental health support. We aim to foster a supportive environment where employees feel valued and have access to the tools they need to maintain their wellbeing.
Recruitment support
Our recruitment support services are designed to streamline the hiring process for our clients, ensuring they attract and retain the best talent for their needs. We offer a comprehensive suite of services, including job description development, writing & placing job adverts, screening candidates, conducting initial interviews, and facilitating the final hiring steps and onboarding.
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What we do
We can easily adapt to your environment and coach you every step of the way, either on your site, off-site, on the phone or online. You will get a dedicated Consultant to support you with all your people and culture requirements.
Processes & Guidelines
We will tailor your HR processes and policies to perfectly fit your company's unique needs and goals. We conduct a thorough evaluation of your current HR documents, policies & frameworks to identify gaps & improvement areas.
We will then work with you to create bespoke documentation, templates, guides, policies and toolkits that suit your internal culture. We also work with our employment lawyer to ensure your documents comply with current legislation so that your HR department has the fundamentals in place to operate smoothly (without going overboard with paperwork)!
People & Culture Strategy
In the initial phase of our collaboration, we engage with clients through either an employee engagement survey or a client discovery session. This step allows us to gather essential insights into the current HR dynamics and employee perspectives. The outcomes from these discovery phases allows us to craft a bespoke HR strategy that aligns with business goals and prioritise key focus areas.
Our partnership approach ensures the HR strategy we develop addresses both the immediate and long-term needs of the organisation.
Remuneration & benefits
We collaborate with you to refine your remuneration and benefits approach, ensuring they're competitive and reflect your company's mission. By leveraging market insights, we craft strategies that attract and retain talent while maintaining financial viability.
Our role extends to effectively communicating these benefits to your employees, emphasising their value in supporting both professional and personal growth. This approach boosts employee satisfaction and positions your company as a preferred employer.
Talent management and planning
We help you align your talent strategy with your business goals, identifying skill needs and talent gaps to ensure your workforce is future-ready. Our services include succession planning and talent development, aimed at creating a flexible and growth-oriented organisation.
Our proactive talent management approach focuses on nurturing high-potential employees and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This keeps your team competitive and engaged, preparing your company for both current and future success with enhanced employee retention.
Organisational design
We partner with our clients to identify key talent needs and develop strategies to attract, retain, and develop the right people. Our approach includes performance management, leadership development, and succession planning, all tailored to enhance your team's capabilities and readiness for future challenges.
Our support extends beyond strategy development; we also provide practical tools and guidance for implementing effective talent management practices. This includes creating engaging employee development programs and establishing clear career paths that motivate and retain high performers.
Diversity and Inclusion
We collaborate with you to develop strategies that foster an inclusive workplace, where diversity is not just recognised but celebrated. Through targeted training programs, policy development, and awareness campaigns, we help create an environment that encourages open dialogue, mutual respect, and equal opportunities for all employees.
Our goal is to ensure that every team member feels valued and empowered to contribute their best, driving innovation and enhancing company performance.
Wellbeing initiatives
We assist our clients in crafting and implementing comprehensive wellbeing initiatives that address the physical, mental, and emotional health of their workforce. By conducting thorough needs assessments, we identify specific areas where support is most needed, creating tailored programs that promote a healthy work-life balance, stress management, and overall employee wellness.
Our services range from developing wellness workshops and fitness challenges to offering resources for mental health support. We aim to foster a supportive environment where employees feel valued and have access to the tools they need to maintain their wellbeing.
Recruitment support
Our recruitment support services are designed to streamline the hiring process for our clients, ensuring they attract and retain the best talent for their needs. We offer a comprehensive suite of services, including job description development, writing & placing job adverts, screening candidates, conducting initial interviews, and facilitating the final hiring steps and onboarding.
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I was talking to someone the other day about showing appreciation – and how the smallest gesture can really mean a lot to someone. As we fast approach the silly season, it’s easy to forget the little things and concentrate on giving your staff a great end of year party or a present to thank them for a great year. Now I’m not saying don’t do those things (I’m sure many would be annoyed should my post be taken this way!) what I’m saying is, don’t forget about the gestures that you can do regularly for your staff to make them feel valued and go a long way to increasing engagement, retention, productivity, and enhancing your workplace culture.
A study by Gallup shows highly engaged teams are responsible for a 23% increase in profitability, with a 81% difference in absenteeism, 18% difference in turnover and a 14% difference in productivity - What more could you want?
Simple Tips to Show Employee Appreciation and Strengthen Workplace Culture
- Just say ‘thank you’ – sometimes we forget why this is so important. As simple at it is, a thank you goes a long way to show your appreciation. Be specific about what you are thanking someone for, and why you appreciated it.
- Listen and pay attention – put your phone down, turn away from your screen and listen to what someone is sharing with you. It is super validating and goes a long way to strengthening relationships, creating trust and psychological safety.
- Be real – recognise that people have lives outside the office. Find out about personal interests and chat to your staff with genuine interest about their family, hobbies, weekends, or special events. Then follow up and ask questions about these things to show you care about them.
- Give someone a ‘shout-out’ or special mention for a job well done in a team meeting or all-staff communication – or even on your company socials. Again, being specific about what it was that is deserving of appreciation.
- Involve them in important discussions – let all the voices be heard when it comes to discussing changes or new people practices at work. There is no better way to make someone feel valued than when their thoughts and feedback is genuinely considered.
- Create an employee recognition programme – set up a program that allows staff to recognise each other for a job well done on a daily basis. Consult with your team to figure out what type of recognition programme would be most attractive to them.
- Celebrate moments that matter – anniversaries, milestones, babies, graduations – find out what is important to your people and celebrate moments that matter when they happen.
- Do what you say you are going to do – if you tell someone you are going to do something, do it. It seems basic, but make sure you follow through. “Forgetting” to do these things can make someone feel really undervalued. Hold yourself accountable for things you promise your staff you’ll do.
- Ask for and give feedback – this final point is so important. Ensure you and your people managers are well trained in giving frequent feedback to the team and asking for it in return. Check-in with your people, make sure you are doing regular 1:1s to keep on top of sentiment and morale. And most importantly – make sure you act on feedback by implementing change (if you don’t act, you’ll be unlikely to get it again).
Without happy people that feel valued and respected, who is going to run your business? It all sounds pretty simple, but you need to make sure you keep up the momentum by showing your appreciation regularly. Creating a culture at work that places importance on appreciation will not only feel good, but it will also result in increased engagement, retention, higher performance, and a healthier profit margin. Explore how Leadership & Employee Coaching can help you foster a culture of appreciation and drive team performance.