GIVING APPRECIATION

Can appreciation really help us keep our people? 

Welcome to the latest edition of our Newsletter here at Ice Recruitment. 

In this edition we are looking at an under estimated topic in the retention of our talent. "APPRECIATION". 

And this applies to all of us. Whether you are the CEO, the VP or the doorman, this applies to us as the receiver, and if we have teams, to our people too. 

(dont forget there is also career advice at the bottom of this article)

☎️☎️ If you meet with your people and let push notifications, texts, IMs, and calls constantly distract you, you're telling your team those things are more important than them.   

Let's start with some facts because I know you love a number. 

 On LI, I asked my 14k contact the following. 

"Have you ever left a job because you were not appreciated?" 

 Yes: 91% - No: 9% 

 I would say this speaks for itself right? 

JACKANORY (are you old enough to remember that?) 

And now for a story about appreciation, you may have even come across this before in my blog!!! 

(I must admit, this is not mine but just had to share & it stuck with me ever since I read it) 

THE PHONE CALL - "How a missed phone call made a great impression"   

I actually made this mistake when I was SD at in tech, which is why it stuck with me.     

One day, a leader was meeting privately in his office with a staff member. They were discussing a number of issues important to them when the phone rang.   

The leader ignored it.    After 3 rings, she looked at him and asked, "Aren't you going to get that?"    He paused, and remarked, "No. I don't know whether that call is important or not, but it can wait.

I do know this meeting is important."   

😍The Lesson:    It takes alot of energy to not be distracted in this modern era.

What you pay attention to, and how you respond to things matters a great deal to your team. 

If you meet with your people and let push notifications, texts, IMs, and calls constantly distract you, you're telling your team those things are more important than them.   

When people don't feel valued, they won't trust you, or bother to bring issues to you unless they feel they will get your attention.

It's a great way to end up in a constant fire fighting, reactive management mode.     

😍Why it works:    When you show your people you value your time with them, you are much more likely to have strong communication and engagement with them.     

When you let distractions pull you away from your time with your people, you're discouraging them from approaching you.   

Go to airplane mode if you have to, or at least silence the notifications. You never know when not answering the phone will pay off with your team.       

Let's not forget, walking the floor, having caring conversations (see previous newsletter), a thank you message, how are you? How's the new dog?

Be intentional about this.  

And now for the Career advice piece.

Each edition I will share a golden nugget of career-mindset advice 

I am blessed to have an amazing network of leaders and I asked them all to provide quotes to the the following question.  

"When it comes to your career, what would you tell your younger you?"  

 This from a Director or presales with a set of nuggets to digest. Awesome in my opinion.

👌Appreciate the learning process from losses 

👌Don't be afraid of pushing yourself outside your comfort zone.  

👌It will be difficult and it will be scary, but that is where you grow and where the magic happens. 

👌Always be adding value to others

Love it.

Neo & Rachel

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