One of the most meaningful things you can do to improve the overall morale of your staff is to write an employee appreciation letter. However, please do not take that to mean that you should produce some standard formalized prewritten letter whereby everyone receives the same letter no matter what they have accomplished. It must be personal or it will mean nothing.
Writing an employee appreciation letter recognizing a staff member can be accomplished in a number of ways. Something as simple as a personal note on a greeting card, to something that is formally presented, such as a personally typewritten signed letter on your company letterhead, works great. Sometimes it may be best to write both, like when an employee has personally headed up an exciting annual company picnic.
Using the example of the company picnic above, we may write something like this on the greeting card we send to the employee. "Thank you so very much for the tremendous amount of time and effort you spent on coordinating this year's company picnic. I truly enjoyed watching the pie eating contest and the food was fantastic. What a thrill it was and I want to thank you again!" Remember, it is the quality of what you say and not the quantity of what you say.
If you have decided to write the employee appreciation letter on your business stationary you may say something like this. "Thank you so very much for going far beyond everyone's expectations in making our annual picnic a success. I have not spoken with one person yet that didn't have an amazing time at the picnic. For me personally I was truly surprised at our staff's ability to throw nothing but bull's eyes while I was sitting on the dunk tank. I am already looking forward to seeing what you will have for us next year; however, you may not be able to top the success you had at this year's event. I really do appreciate how hard you worked and the dedication you put into making our picnic successful.
The best advice I can offer to you is to not over complicate this process, or any process for that matter. I am a strong believer in keeping things simple so you can repeat them easily. By keeping them simple you will be able to keep some blank greeting cards in your desk and when the time is right you can write someone an appreciation note and get it to them quickly. By incorporating some type of employee appreciation letter program I'm certain the morale and productivity of your staff will skyrocket.
Writing an employee appreciation letter recognizing a staff member can be accomplished in a number of ways. Something as simple as a personal note on a greeting card, to something that is formally presented, such as a personally typewritten signed letter on your company letterhead, works great. Sometimes it may be best to write both, like when an employee has personally headed up an exciting annual company picnic.
Using the example of the company picnic above, we may write something like this on the greeting card we send to the employee. "Thank you so very much for the tremendous amount of time and effort you spent on coordinating this year's company picnic. I truly enjoyed watching the pie eating contest and the food was fantastic. What a thrill it was and I want to thank you again!" Remember, it is the quality of what you say and not the quantity of what you say.
If you have decided to write the employee appreciation letter on your business stationary you may say something like this. "Thank you so very much for going far beyond everyone's expectations in making our annual picnic a success. I have not spoken with one person yet that didn't have an amazing time at the picnic. For me personally I was truly surprised at our staff's ability to throw nothing but bull's eyes while I was sitting on the dunk tank. I am already looking forward to seeing what you will have for us next year; however, you may not be able to top the success you had at this year's event. I really do appreciate how hard you worked and the dedication you put into making our picnic successful.
The best advice I can offer to you is to not over complicate this process, or any process for that matter. I am a strong believer in keeping things simple so you can repeat them easily. By keeping them simple you will be able to keep some blank greeting cards in your desk and when the time is right you can write someone an appreciation note and get it to them quickly. By incorporating some type of employee appreciation letter program I'm certain the morale and productivity of your staff will skyrocket.
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