Home Health & Hospice Week

Human Resources:

Boost Retention With Employee Appreciation Day

A low-cost activity can yield big benefits.

Appreciation is one of the most powerful motivation tools — and a great way to help 227227 23qp23qp2retain top staff in tough budget times.

You need to show your team members that you appreciate them, according to author Noelle Nelson. “It all starts with you. From you, appreciation can spread throughout every layer of your company and its business,” says Nelson in her book, The Power Of Appreciation In Business.

A fun HR activity might be to choose a day to appreciate each employee in your agency. Designate a day for everyone, and use it to thank them for their hard work.

You can go all out with thank you cards and flowers, or you can simply write a note of appreciation to share office-wide. Everyone will eagerly await their own personal appreciation day, and morale — and retention — will climb.

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