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.
If we were to write something on a greeting card to the employee that organized the picnic we might say this. "Wow! What an amazing picnic we had this year thanks to you! I can't believe how fast they ate those pies during the pie eating contest. This was a complete success because of the amount of time and effort you dedicated to it. Thank you!" It's not how much you write, but what you say that makes the difference.
If we were to write an employee appreciation letter on our company stationary we might word it like this. "This letter represents my heartfelt appreciation for making this year's annual company picnic a huge success. I continue to receive nothing but positive remarks from everyone I speak with about how much fun they had at the event. One of the most memorable moments was my personal experience on the dunk tank and the numbers of employees we have that can hit the bull's eye with just one throw. Although it will be hard to top this year's picnic, I can't wait to see what you do next year. Thank you so very much again for everything you did to make this an overwhelming success!"
One of the most valuable pieces of advice I can give you is to never over think something. If you are able to simplify a process there is a better chance you can repeat it. So as an example if you simply place some greeting cards in your office desk and anytime someone on your staff deserves appreciation you can immediately complete a card and send it off to them. If you take the time to develop an employee appreciation letter process there is no question you will reap the benefits through increased morale and production.
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.
If we were to write something on a greeting card to the employee that organized the picnic we might say this. "Wow! What an amazing picnic we had this year thanks to you! I can't believe how fast they ate those pies during the pie eating contest. This was a complete success because of the amount of time and effort you dedicated to it. Thank you!" It's not how much you write, but what you say that makes the difference.
If we were to write an employee appreciation letter on our company stationary we might word it like this. "This letter represents my heartfelt appreciation for making this year's annual company picnic a huge success. I continue to receive nothing but positive remarks from everyone I speak with about how much fun they had at the event. One of the most memorable moments was my personal experience on the dunk tank and the numbers of employees we have that can hit the bull's eye with just one throw. Although it will be hard to top this year's picnic, I can't wait to see what you do next year. Thank you so very much again for everything you did to make this an overwhelming success!"
One of the most valuable pieces of advice I can give you is to never over think something. If you are able to simplify a process there is a better chance you can repeat it. So as an example if you simply place some greeting cards in your office desk and anytime someone on your staff deserves appreciation you can immediately complete a card and send it off to them. If you take the time to develop an employee appreciation letter process there is no question you will reap the benefits through increased morale and production.
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If you're struggling to find some great employee appreciation letter examples you'll find them on Greg Covey's site www.leadership-skills-for-life.com. On the other hand if it is staff appreciation gifts you are looking for Greg offers some great ideas.
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