Gallup just released a new report on the impact of recognition on well being. Turns out, it is fundamental to human existence. Fundamental.
But too many think “recognition” is claps. Flowers. Compliments. Programs in the day job that tell people how important they are. Holiday parties.
A little lesson, my friends: show. Don’t tell.
Recognition is resourcing. Paying people what their life is worth and not what you can get by paying them.
Recognition is care. Caring that people have what they need to thrive, when they spend a good portion of their lives doing work.
Recognition is sacrifice. It takes my acknowledgment that you matter (royal you), and that you have needs. And I make space for what you need.
Recognition is realignment. When I truly feel your impact on me, I show it. I give. I rearrange. I do. I change.
Telling without showing is lying.
And that’s why so many people don’t like working where they work (even though they don’t consciously know this). Because while their companies might say “we love you,” what they show is “i love me and i will give you only enough so it doesn’t hurt me or inconvenience me in any way.”
And this isn’t just companies. It is relationships. It is industries. It is life.
That’s garbage behavior, frankly.
– Becca
