Every year, the first Friday in March is celebrated as Employee Appreciation Day. It is meant for employers and managers to set aside their time to appreciate and thank their employees. Of course, we should appreciate our employees every day at work, but having a day devoted to the cause draws much extra attention.
Infact, we are so happy to announce that, Vantage Circle is celebrating the whole month of March as Employee Appreciation Month and this is the first episode of our special Employee Appreciation Podcast Series.
In this conversation, our guest speaker Dr. Bob Nelson discusses how organizations may enhance employee engagement and recognition and the significance of Employee Appreciation Day. And most importantly, Bob puts forward some brilliant ideas about how we can celebrate Employee Appreciation Day at work this year. He also discusses how employee appreciation has evolved and offers some fantastic advice to our listeners.
About The Speaker
Dr. Bob Nelson, who 25 years ago invented Employee Appreciation Day is considered the leading advocate for employee recognition and engagement worldwide. He has sold over 5 million books on those topics, including 1501 Ways to Reward Employees, The 1001 Rewards & Recognition Fieldbook, 1001 Ways to Energize Employees, The Management Bible, 1001 Ways to Engage Employees, and his latest book: Work Made Fun Gets Done!
Dr. Bob has been featured extensively in the national and international media including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, CBS 60 Minutes, MSNBC, ABC, PBS, and NPR about how to motivate today’s employees. He has presented on six continents and worked with 80 percent of the Fortune 500 companies.
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Show Notes:
(02:09) About Bob Nelson's upbringing and journey to becoming the world’s leading authority on employee recognition, motivation, and engagement.
(03:44) How do you help organizations improve employee engagement and recognition?
(05:35) Why the employee appreciation day matters so much in the workplace and why we should foster a culture of employee appreciation year-round?
(11:30) How has employee appreciation changed over time?
(18:30) Some brilliant ideas about celebrating employee appreciation day at work.
