Recent employment engagement surveys point out that the #1 thing leaders can do to show appreciation for their employees’ work is to say “thank you.”
Why is that so hard, or is it an attitude of “that’s what they get paid for?”
How many times is a day to you actually say thank you to someone? Is it to spouses, family members, children, friends, colleagues? Why not to those who work for you and with you?
During this week of the USA’s Thanksgiving holiday, shouldn’t this be an opportunity to re-evaluate the heartfelt simple phrase of “Thank you?” Notice I said heartfelt, because people can tell if you mean it or not, by the way you treat them on a daily basis. Right?
Yet, isn’t there much around you to be thankful for i.e. Life, family, health, et.? A heartfelt “thank you” can literally change someone’s life.
It also means that you need to consciously look for the good your people do, which will shift how you do/view your work and will certainly affect how your employees view their work.
If you really think about it, saying thank you can help build relationships, boost self esteem, and show true appreciation.
Thank you for what you do in your organizations to promote/enforce compliance and ethics . I am thankful and grateful to be among you all.
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Like you, business ethics and ethical leadership expert, Frank Bucaro has seen the challenges and problems of corporate leadership, particularly over the past few years in regards to poor decision-making, SEC violations, and record breaking financial settlements in a number of different industries.
With over two decades of executive training, speaking, writing and with real life experiences, his view and approach to ethics in the workplace is uniquely different. He emphasizes that ethics is a moment-to-moment choice and has little to do with position, titles, personalities or education. Ethics is everybody’s responsibility from the top down.
His goal is to help organizations to:
a. Strengthen their ethics training initiatives in order to significantly decrease the odds of an ethical/compliance violation.
b. Energize, train and motivate employees to understand the value of consistent “high road” behavior as a business advantage.
c. Support individuals and thereby the organization by contributing to its success by quality, ongoing values based leadership development.
Frank is known for his very practical, slightly irreverent, yet somewhat humorous approach to ethics and leadership development. His conversational style and real life stories connect with his audience in a personal, intense and practical level.
Companies such as Bayer Healthcare, BP, ReMax International, EnMax Energy, Danone, etc. have partnered with Frank when they want to proactively stress the message, tools, insights and practical applications that good ethics IS good for business!
