27. Showing Appreciation at Work

Dr. White has developed a unique way for organizations to motivate employees that leads to increased job satisfaction, higher employee performance, and enhanced levels of trust. Dr. Paul White is a psychologist, author, speaker, and consultant who makes work relationships work. His latest book is The Vibrant Workplace: Overcoming the Obstacles to Building a Culture of Appreciation.  His online assessment tool, Motivating by Appreciation Inventory, has been taken by over 120,000 employees and their Appreciation at Work training resources have been used by numerous corporations, colleges and universities, medical facilities, schools, non-profit organizations, and government agencies, and is used in over 25 countries.    In this episode, Audrey, Lee and Paul discuss: Why managers struggle seeing the personhood in their employees The difference between recognition and appreciationHow much should be budgetedHow should managers best show their appreciation and how oftenThe five languages of appreciation    Tweetable: "It matters more how you show the appreciation, rather than how much you show it." — @drpaulwhite on @ManageSmartPod      Connect with Dr. Paul White: Twitter:  @drpaulwhite @appreciationat Facebook:  Dr. Paul White, Appreciation at Work Website:  www.appreciationatwork.com LinkedIn: Dr. Paul White, Appreciation at Work      Connect with the hosts of Manage Smarter: Website: ManageSmarter.com Twitter: @ManageSmartPod LinkedIn: Audrey Strong LinkedIn: C. Lee Smith      Connect with SalesFuel: Website: http://salesfuel.com/ Twitter:@SalesFuel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salesfuel/    Show notes by podcastologist: Jessie Taylor   Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.    Copyright 2018 SalesFuel, Inc. – All Rights Reserved. This podcast may not be redistributed in whole or in part without the written permission of SalesFuel, Inc.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices