Comments on: You Can Say Thank You Too

By: Direct2Dell - Direct2Dell - DELL COMMUNITY

Direct2Dell - Direct2Dell - DELL COMMUNITY — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:55:54 +0000

[...] to do your normal everyday tasks (like eating). Drew McLellan of Small Business Branding posted a great article on how saying thank you to your employees – even on a small budget- can go a long way. From gift [...]

By: Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:09:34 +0000

Vera,

No, it doesn’t. Bill’s example reminds us that it doesn’t take ANY money to say thank you. What it takes is something even more precious — our time.

Drew

By: Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:08:52 +0000

Bill,

An excellent point. Not every workplace will allow even the smallest token type gift. It’s not the gift anyway — it is making the effort and taking the time.

That’s what the employees notice and appreciate. A hand-written thank you note is a very personal and meaningful gesture that I am sure meant a great deal to those employees.

Drew

By: Vera Raposo

Vera Raposo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:33:10 +0000

Thanks for sharing Drew, it doesn`t take tons of cash to make someones day. Also, just so you know Dell featured your post here.

http://tinyurl.com/63uj3d

I also added this to our Media page.

By: Bill Hogg

Bill Hogg — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:14:13 +0000

Good comments Drew. I might also add that a sincere, timely and specific “Thank you” has also proven to be very successful. Recognition is often just as powerful as reward.
I recently worked at the Province of Ontario where even the small gift you suggested might be deemed “inappropriate”. So we developed a series of Thank You cards and encouraged Managers to write Thank You notes.
We also had a monthly “MVP” program that was developed to recognized outstanding performance.
The response to both were very positive. If anyone would like more info on either — let me know.