This Employee Appreciation Day, inspire greatness in your employees with these tips, quotes and insights on recognition, appreciation and employee engagement.

1. APPRECIATION
Tips, quotes, and insights for celebrating
Employee Appreciation Month
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2. People are amazing. They solve
problems. Make improvements.
Fix things. Employees who strive
for greatness make the world a
better place for all of us. So
influence greatness by
encouraging and celebrating
employees who achieve.

3. The way to develop the
best that is in a person is
by appreciation and
encouragement.
CHARLES SCHWAB

4. is the art of actively looking for efforts, large or
small, that make a difference every day.
Recognition

5. Schedule a few minutes
once a week for writing
thank you notes.
APPRECIATION TIP

6. Making appreciation part of your workplace culture will inspire
people to do incredible things. And experiencing success will
cause them to be more engaged, committed, and motivated.
Appreciation
leads to
great work.
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7. higher
engagement
among
employees
who give,
recieve, and
observe
recognition.
Influencing Greatness: Giving, Receiving, Observing Recognition, O.C. Tanner Institute, 2015
6x

8. When asked what would cause them to
do great work at their organization,
employees answered “recognize me”
more than pay, promotions, and work
perks combined.
Drivers of Great Work, O.C. Tanner Institute, 2015

9. “NEXT TO
EXCELLENCE IS THE
APPRECIATION OF IT”
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

10. APPRECIATION TIP
Support innovative
ideas with resources,
rewards, and
recognition.

11. You were designed for
accomplishment, engineered
for success, and endowed
with the seeds of greatness.
ZIG ZIGLAR

12. of employees who
feel appreciated
feel they can
take on anything.
Health and Wellbeing Study, O.C. Tanner Institute

13. Influencing Greatness: Giving, Receiving, Observing Recognition, O.C. Tanner Institute, 2015
EMPLOYEES WHO GIVE,
RECEIVE, AND OBSERVE
RECOGNITION ARE 536%
MORE LIKELY TO INNOVATE.

14. Impact of Performance Recognition, O.C. Tanner Institute, 2015
Employees who receive recognition
generate 2X as many ideas per
month as those who are not recognized.

15. APPRECIATION TIP
Shine a spotlight on daily
victories in spontaneous
hallway chats and
postmeeting interactions.

16. Healthstream Research
Companies that
effectively recognize
excellence show a
return on assets 3x
more than those
that don’t

17. “As we express our gratitude,
we must never forget that the
highest appreciation is not to
utter words, but to live by them.”
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY

18. APPRECIATION TIP
Remember to keep
recognition moments
frequent, timely, and
specific.

19. Express your appreciation
out loud and often. It only
takes a moment.
Try it.

20. Nothing is louder
than the silence
where “thanks”
should be..

21. For articles and tips on how to influence greatness with
employee recognition, visit www.octanner.com/blog