I was reading my daily email from the JustSell.com guys and they referenced an interesting study:
With help from Gallup, the authors surveyed more than 4 million employees and found that those who give and receive praise:
increase their individual productivity increase interaction among colleagues are more likely to stay in their current jobs Gallup research also revealed that the #1 reason most Americans leave their jobs is because they don’t feel appreciated — and 65% of the people surveyed said they did not receive recognition for good work in the past year.
In the past year! Granted, some communication styles need more reinforcement than others, but all styles need reinforcement. I think sometimes people overstate responses to these types of surveys. Nonetheless, I am guessing that most of the 65% do not feel appreciated.
Interesting statistic – in my post yesterday, the SHRM survey found that 67% of employees are looking for a new opportunity.