Yes, it is still important to mind your manners and say please and thank you, even in the workplace.
Etiquette and manners seem to fly out the door with common courtesy in dealing with managers and peers. Our language has become short and cryptic with the increased usage of messaging with smartphones.
Yet, January is National Thank You Month, so it seems even more relevant to address this often-overlooked subject.
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In the ever-evolving nature of the modern workplace, you can have far less face-to-face encounters with your staff and peers than you would like to. This makes giving personal and meaningful recognition a little more challenging.
Employee recognition is a felt phenomenon to begin with, so it must be given with feeling.
I was recently asked how could we emote better in our dialogue and written feedback with people?
I will examine these two areas of verbal and written communication and share my recommendations. (more…)