The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: The Journey
Our work at Appreciation at Work has blossomed into a wide variety of resources that help create positive workplace cultures – five books, twelve versions of our online assessment, three training kits, hundreds of articles, research publications, and dozens of videos. But all of this work flows from the foundation laid by our best-selling book, The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace.
In fact, many of you have interacted with the 5 languages of appreciation and some of our materials but may be unaware of this essential core resource. So let me share about the value of getting and reading (or listening to) The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace.
Dr. Chapman wrote the mega-best-selling book, The 5 Love Languages, which has sold over 20 million copies and has become a cultural-influencing work. He and I partnered together to “translate” the 5 languages concepts to work-based relationships (initially published in 2011, then updated in 2019 and 2023).
Our book shares how to communicate authentic appreciation in the ways meaningful to your colleagues at work by providing both a practical and research-based approach for the 5 languages of appreciation. We’ve published more than a dozen research studies looking at generational differences, variations across industry settings, as well as appreciation preferences across cultures. And, we share numerous examples of how a variety of organizations — large and small, in a wide range of industries – have utilized our resources.
In the latest edition, we focused on updating two primary content areas:
- the mounting evidence of improved organizational functioning that occurs when team members truly feel valued and appreciated, and
- addressing the challenges of staying connected with remote and hybrid employees.
Additionally, the book also covers the following topics:
- the empirical evidence of 50+ studies showing the benefits to organizations when employees feel genuinely appreciated;
- how to address the blind spot created by our least valued appreciation language;
- the importance of authenticity and keys to communicating in ways perceived as being genuine;
- what each of the 5 appreciation languages looks like in daily life at work;
- the differences between employee recognition programs and authentic appreciation and why it’s important.
If you have not yet read The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, doing so will give you a broader understanding of appreciation, supply answers to questions you’ve been asking, provide a robust grasp of the importance of communicating appreciation and furnish you with numerous practical tips to do so.
Join over 600,000 others who have discovered the value this book can bring to your work-based relationships. To facilitate getting you this valuable information, we are offering a 24% discount on the book. No need to enter a code, just add the book to your cart.
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