Your organization has survived a tumultuous 2009. Here we are at the end of the year, at the end of the first decade of the third millennium, but you’ve been able to hang on. Do your employees know how much you appreciate their hard work and sacrifices?
I wrote a post last year about saying “Thank You”, but it’s really much larger than that. A “thank you” is focused on a specific exchange, a moment in time. This time I’m exploring the much bigger concept: A frame of mind focused on gratitude.
You wouldn’t be here if not for your parents, your family, your teachers, friends, coworkers, employees, and partners. Do they each understand how important their support and contributions were?
Let’s suppose you could send a personal thank-you card to each and every one of those people. It costs you a bit of time and money, but I’m sorry to say that this really isn’t expressing a very deep gratitude. Instead, a deeper attitude is built on wanting to make a significant contribution to their lives. A card really isn’t much of a contribution to them, is it?
So here’s the questions that would be great to ponder during this reflective season:
- What is it that would be a true contribution to each of my employees’ lives? Hint: If you’re thinking money, you’re not going very deep.
- Who are the partners who are most supporting our success? Can I put a name and a face to each one? How can I help make the relationship reciprocal, both to them personally and their organizations?
- Who are the people who are helping me on my life journey? Am I helping them on their journeys?
Let me take this opportunity to thank each of you readers and supporters, past, present and future. I hope that I am able to challenge you to greater insights, and wish you a prosperous New Decade!
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