Saying thank you in business is vital to professional success.   Recognize co-workers and the role each plays in helping you accomplish your job.  Acknowledge them through emails, in person or give them a surprise call to say thank you.

Start a thank you campaign at your workplace. Create a form that co-workers can use to write their thank you notes or let people use their own creativity. Set up a system for distribution that works such as through inter-office mail, leaving notes on a co-worker’s desk or delivering notes in person. If there is room in the employee lunch area or lounge, add a bulletin board for people to leave acknowledgments for one another.

Managers and supervisors are encouraged to say thank you regularly, express appreciation frequently. Why wait for the annual review to say thank you for a job well done? The customer service programs of such companies as Hallmark and Southwest Airlines are often used as models of success for other businesses and corporations. They have fine-tuned the art of saying thank you to their customers and spend a lot of money doing it.

For the self-emloyed, acknowledging customers doesn’t have to be expensive or time consuming. Speaking from the heart is what matters. Here are a few poetic thank you notes that you are welcome to use or as inspiration to write your own.

Look at name badges worn by cashiers at retailers and restaurants as well as those of service personnel. Take an extra minute to say thank you using the person’s name. When you are doing business by phone, jot down the person’s name to thank them at the end of the call.

Recognition is simple, powerful.  See what happens!  Click here to send your comments.

Thank you so much!