The power of the pen can be harnessed to improve employee morale by our investing the time to compose a meaningful employee appreciation letter. However, if you believe that you can throw some simple thank you form letter together and it will accomplish what you set out to do you are mistaken. If the letter is not personal don't waste your time.
You can approach the way you recognize your staff in writing using an employee appreciation letter in a variety of ways. From personally handwriting something on a greeting card to creating something on your company letterhead that you have personally typewritten and signed is certainly perfect, based on the situation. There will be those times, perhaps when an employee has successfully spearheaded the annual picnic that you may want to offer both to them.
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 you have decided to write the employee appreciation letter on your business stationary you may say something like this. "Thank you so very much for going far beyond everyone's expectations in making our annual picnic a success. I have not spoken with one person yet that didn't have an amazing time at the picnic. For me personally I was truly surprised at our staff's ability to throw nothing but bull's eyes while I was sitting on the dunk tank. I am already looking forward to seeing what you will have for us next year; however, you may not be able to top the success you had at this year's event. I really do appreciate how hard you worked and the dedication you put into making our picnic successful.
One thing I have learned over the years is to try and keep things as simple as possible. By keeping things simple you are better able to repeat them over and over again successfully. Therefore, if we stored several greeting cards in our office desk it would make it very easy to make one out every time one of our employees earns some type of appreciation. I can't stress enough how important it is to incorporate an employee appreciation letter program into your workplace so that you will build employee morale and increase productivity.
You can approach the way you recognize your staff in writing using an employee appreciation letter in a variety of ways. From personally handwriting something on a greeting card to creating something on your company letterhead that you have personally typewritten and signed is certainly perfect, based on the situation. There will be those times, perhaps when an employee has successfully spearheaded the annual picnic that you may want to offer both to them.
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 you have decided to write the employee appreciation letter on your business stationary you may say something like this. "Thank you so very much for going far beyond everyone's expectations in making our annual picnic a success. I have not spoken with one person yet that didn't have an amazing time at the picnic. For me personally I was truly surprised at our staff's ability to throw nothing but bull's eyes while I was sitting on the dunk tank. I am already looking forward to seeing what you will have for us next year; however, you may not be able to top the success you had at this year's event. I really do appreciate how hard you worked and the dedication you put into making our picnic successful.
One thing I have learned over the years is to try and keep things as simple as possible. By keeping things simple you are better able to repeat them over and over again successfully. Therefore, if we stored several greeting cards in our office desk it would make it very easy to make one out every time one of our employees earns some type of appreciation. I can't stress enough how important it is to incorporate an employee appreciation letter program into your workplace so that you will build employee morale and increase productivity.
About the Author:
You'll find many employee appreciation letter examples on Gregory Covey's website www.leadership-skills-for-life.com. In addition, if you are looking for some great employee gift ideas Greg offers those also.
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