Gratitude at Work
Applying gratitude practices in professional settings to improve culture and relationships.
Also known as: Workplace gratitude, Professional appreciation, Office thankfulness
Category: Concepts
Tags: gratitude, workplace, cultures, relationships, leadership
Explanation
Gratitude at work involves applying gratitude practices in professional settings to improve culture, relationships, and performance. Workplace gratitude takes forms including: peer recognition, manager appreciation, team gratitude practices, and gratitude-focused meetings. Research shows workplace gratitude increases: job satisfaction, engagement, organizational citizenship behavior, and psychological safety while decreasing: turnover intentions, burnout, and workplace conflict. Implementation approaches include: recognition programs, gratitude walls, appreciation rituals in meetings, and leadership modeling. Barriers include: transactional cultures (seeing gratitude as soft), busyness (no time for appreciation), and cynicism (distrust of organized gratitude efforts). Authentic workplace gratitude requires: genuine appreciation (not mandated positivity), specific acknowledgment (not generic praise), and consistent practice (not occasional events). For knowledge workers, gratitude at work means: expressing appreciation to colleagues, receiving acknowledgment gracefully, and contributing to cultures where contribution is noticed and valued.
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