52 “Why Thank?” Weekly Campaign Messages

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Huminos
Sep 6, 2018 · 5 min read

A simple Thank you can be an incredibly powerful tool to revamp your organization’s recognition stats and engagement. Want to encourage your peers to thank more? Here is a curated list of “Why Thank” weekly campaign messages #appreciateToday—

  1. There is always, always, always someone to appreciate in the workplace.
  2. God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Use one to say, “thank you” to your colleague.
  3. Among high performing teams, expressing appreciation outweighs negative feedback by a ratio of 5.6 to 1. By contrast, low performing teams have a ratio of 0.36 to 1.
  4. “I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among people the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a person is by appreciation and encouragement.” — Charles Schwab
  5. “Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They’re absolutely free and worth a fortune.” — Sam Walton
  6. “Research indicates that workers have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.” — Zig Ziglar
  7. With appreciation, projects become easier to execute, changes become easier to implement and problems become easier to solve.
  8. We are what we repeatedly do. Appreciating someone then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
  9. Appreciation delayed is same as appreciation denied.
  10. “The deepest principle of human nature is a craving to be appreciated” — William James
  11. Butterfly effect in Chaos theory states “A minute localized change in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere.” Applies equally well to a small act of appreciation!
  12. Silent appreciation is of no use to anyone.
  13. What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it — would you be likely to give them another? Appreciation works the same way.
  14. Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don’t keep it a secret.
  15. Stress is a workplace hazard and a free way to reduce stress is showing appreciation!
  16. Don’t wait to appreciate someone, you might just regret it.
  17. Being told that one is appreciated is one of the simplest yet incredibly uplifting things one can ever hear.
  18. A person who feels appreciated will always do more than what is expected.
  19. People will stop doing things if they realize that it’s expected rather than appreciated.
  20. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
  21. “You need someone to see what you’ve done, to read it and to understand it and to appreciate what’s gone into it.” — V S Naipaul
  22. “Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary” — Margaret Cousins
  23. “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago” — Warren Buffet. Don’t wait to appreciate someone, they might be busy planting trees.
  24. Better to give flowers while people are still living. Equally true for appreciation.
  25. “A sincere attitude of gratitude is a beatitude for secured altitudes.” ― Israelmore Ayivor.
  26. There may be a limit to how many you can appreciate. But surely there is no limit to how much you can appreciate them.
  27. Stop to appreciate someone’s positive actions. Summed up, they are the bricks of ones’ life.
  28. “Do not wait until Christmas to spread a little cheer, people appreciate kindness, all through of the year.” ― Charmaine J. Forde
  29. “Smile like a flower; appreciate to empower.” — Debashish Mridha
  30. “Don’t use your words to criticize, condemn, or complain; us your words to appreciate, inspire, and empower.” — Debashish Mridha
  31. Managers, an appreciation a day keeps attrition in your team away
  32. An appreciating person radiates happiness. Appreciate and spread happiness.
  33. Be thankful to someone who appreciates you. Being appreciated is a privilege not an entitlement.
  34. You may not appreciate the presence of someone good but you’ll surely miss his/her absence. Appreciation builds loyalty and lack of appreciation leads to attrition.
  35. It’s in human nature to expect appreciation for something you’ve worked for or if you know you can lose it.
  36. Every time you praise someone, every time you appreciate someone, every time you feel good about someone, you are telling the Universe, “More of this, Please.”.
  37. “When we appreciate the worth of a person, we tend to impress the idea of that worth in our own minds, and thereby cause the same effect to be produced, in a measure, in ourselves.” ― Christian D. Larson
  38. “Feeling appreciated is one of the most important needs that people have. When you share with someone your appreciation and gratitude, they will not forget you. Appreciation will return to you many times.” — Steve Brunkhorst
  39. “A person doesn’t live on bread alone. He/she needs buttering up once in a while.” — Robert Henry
  40. “Appreciation is not a scarce resource. You can’t use it up or run out of it.” — Susan M. Heathfield
  41. “People work for money but go the extra mile for recognition, praise and rewards.” — Dale Carnegie
  42. “Brains, like hearts, go where they are appreciated.” — Robert McNamara
  43. Doing a good job is not always about impressive innovation. Sometimes it is only about doing something with plain dedication. Appreciate dedication.
  44. The destiny of hard work is always a success and the means to celebrate success is always appreciated.
  45. Appreciation is the art of actively looking for efforts, large or small, that make a difference every day.
  46. “Next to excellence is the appreciation of it” — William Makepeace Thackery
  47. “People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition.” Bob Nelson
  48. “Appreciation is the greatest motivator.” — Gerald C. Eakerdale
  49. “A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.” ― Veronica Roth, Divergent
  50. “No-one ever built a statue of a critic.” Appreciate those who actually work ― David Nicholls
  51. “​You can always tell when someone deserves the praise and recognition they receive, because it humbles them rather than inflating their ego.” ― Ashly Lorenzana
  52. “Appreciation turns disappointment into lessons learned, discoveries made, alternatives explored, and new plans set in motion.” ― Auliq-Ice

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