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Do you have a plan to keep your employees from considering to leave your business or organization?

by John Formica | Feb 27, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

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Did you know that a recent survey found that only 25% of your employees feel appreciated at work. That means 75% don’t. That is not good for your business.

Appreciation is not a nice to have, but a very strategic lever. When employees are seen, valued and appreciated, they have meaning in their work, commit to it and stay longer.

Appreciation and praise has an outside impact on how someone feels about the work they do and how they perform doing it.

We see it is just not happening at work. Oh, many businesses might have a monthly program or quarterly program for recognizing their employees but in my opinion that is a low bar.

Why? Your employees are doing things every day, making a difference in the lives of their fellow employees and your customers. Waiting to appreciate their efforts and doing it occasionally, although better than nothing, just doesn’t move the needle.

How many of you often wait till the employee does something really special before you recognize and appreciate their efforts?  Sound familiar?

The truth is that most business owners and managers have good intentions in appreciating and recognizing their employees but don’t have a strategic plan for making it happen. Just sprinkling a few “good job” comments won’t make your employees more engaged and keep them from leaving.

So how do you meaningfully reach and engage your employees?

THE GOOD NEWS IS…I HAVE A PLAN FOR YOU THAT WORKS!

Making every employee feel seen:

Practical ways to start. Creating a culture where appreciation happens naturally doesn’t require a massive program overhaul. It starts with a few simple, repeatable behaviors that make it easy for people to recognize one another in meaningful ways.

Here are the quickest, highest‑impact ways to build recognition into the everyday:

1. Lead with visible recognition
When leaders go first, everyone follows. A single message or company‑wide
recognition upload from a senior leader signals that appreciation matters —
and sparks a ripple effect across teams.

2. Encourage small, daily recognition moments
Ask employees and managers to share gratitude regularly — even one
recognition a week builds momentum. Frequent acknowledgment strengthens
ties to colleagues, managers, and company values.

3. Keep recognition accessible (anywhere, anytime)
Make it simple: mobile, desktop, QR codes, offline tools. When recognition only
takes a few seconds, it becomes a habit instead of a task.

4. Personalize to make it meaningful
Employees respond most to specific, thoughtful recognition tied to behaviors
and values. Personal detail elevates even small moments and builds real
emotional impact.

5. Reinforce appreciation through rewards that matter
Rewards don’t replace recognition — they amplify it. Options like gifting, points,
or personalized rewards deepen motivation and signal that effort is genuinely
valued.

Short, simple, human: these moves turn recognition into a daily habit — and daily habits
are what transform culture. Now that is Magical!

You shouldn’t have to worry about employee turnover or lack of engagement. Contact John today and he will fix it!  John will help you create the business, leaders and team that EVERYONE LOVES!

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John Formica is America’s Customer Experience Coach, team culture expert, keynote speaker, and Top 10 Global Thought Leader and Influencer on Customer Loyalty. For information on customer experience programs, leadership training, how to find and hire great people, affordable tailored training programs or to book John to speak at your next event, contact 704-965-4090 or visit our website at JohnFormica.com.

 

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