{"id":2652,"date":"2009-11-27T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-27T08:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/hr-advice\/take-time-to-thank-your-team-set-the-tone-for-success-through-encouragement\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T11:05:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T19:05:07","slug":"take-time-to-thank-your-team-set-the-tone-for-success-through-encouragement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/take-time-to-thank-your-team-set-the-tone-for-success-through-encouragement\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Time to Thank Your Team: Set the Tone for Success through Encouragement"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Take_Time_to_Thank_Your_Team\" For organizations and employees everywhere, it\u2019s been an undoubtedly difficult year. An uncertain economy. Record-high unemployment numbers. Increased workload and stress. The toll on personal relationships and finances.<\/p>\n

It can be difficult to look beyond these circumstances and focus on anything else, though there are certainly positive things to look toward. Signs of improvement in the economy. Improvement in the job market. Opportunities that can arise from struggles.<\/p>\n

If your team is overwhelmed by their present reality, now is the perfect time to add some joy into their lives. Finding creative and meaningful ways to thank your team<\/a> for their persistence, perseverance, and commitment through this difficult year may be just the thing your employees need to get them energized. About the work they are doing. The people they are helping. The contribution they are making.<\/p>\n

After all, leadership expert John C. Maxwell writes in The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork<\/a>, \u201cWhen you do good, you feel good \u2013 when you feel good, you do good.\u201d So, how can you thank your team for everything they\u2019re doing well right now? Use these ideas as a place to start.<\/p>\n