{"id":19787,"date":"2023-08-03T11:16:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T08:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/?p=19787"},"modified":"2023-08-03T11:16:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T08:16:09","slug":"appreciation-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/appreciation-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Appreciation at work is key to eliminating toxicity"},"content":{"rendered":"

46% of employees<\/strong> in the software industry suffer from burnout because of a toxic work environment. And almost half of the employees (47%) believe their companies will remain toxic in the future,<\/strong> according to TalentLMS and CultureAmp\u2019s research report<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Toxic workplaces have a serious impact on employees. It\u2019s not that they don\u2019t like their jobs, but continuous toxic behaviors leave people unmotivated, disengaged, unwilling to perform their best, and very stressed.<\/p>\n

However, toxicity at work can<\/strong><\/em> and should<\/strong><\/em> be eliminated in modern workplaces. In fact, 43% of employees<\/strong> think managerial and leadership training for leaders and managers would be helpful. Also, employees support that recognition and rewards programs<\/strong> are essential to create a balanced work culture.<\/p>\n

Based on these findings, we discussed with Dr. Paul White, keynote speaker, leadership trainer, psychologist, researcher, and president of Appreciation at Work<\/a>, who assists companies in improving workplace cultures, how appreciation can help foster a more positive work culture and eliminate toxicity in the workplace.<\/p>\n

What appreciation at work really<\/em> is<\/h2>\n

Recognition and rewards programs are extremely valuable to employees when it comes to a balanced work culture. Appreciation is a way of showing employees that you recognize their contributions and reward them for their personal input in the organization.<\/p>\n

However, we shouldn\u2019t confuse recognition with appreciation.<\/p>\n

Appreciation focuses on how an employee adds personal value to an organization (e.g., having a collaborative spirit), whereas recognition focuses on how people add value to the organization with their actions (e.g., performance).<\/p>\n

By all means, both<\/strong> are equally important to eliminate toxicity at work and create a positive work culture.<\/p>\n

According to Dr. White, there\u2019s a misconception around appreciation\u2013that its goal is just to help people feel good or happy. Even if this is a nice place to start, the primary goal of appreciation is to help create an effective and functional organization.<\/p>\n

He shares a great example to illustrate the importance of appreciation in the workplace. \u201cI use the image of oil in a machine\u2013if you have a machine that has parts that work together with no oil, there’s friction, there’s sparks, it gets stuck and it doesn’t work well. The oil helps it flow. And I think appreciation is like that in the workplace. It helps the organization work well.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n