of Affirmation Time of Service Gifts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n2016 47% 25% 22% 6%<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2023 45% 27% 21% 7%<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As you can see that among English-speakers (mostly in the U.S.), the preferences of individuals\u2019 primary appreciation language have remained the same over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Differences exist across work groups.<\/span> When exploring various work settings, we found a few trends which demonstrate differences in preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nEmployees in medical settings<\/em> choose Words of Affirmation as their primary language most frequently (40%) but choose Acts of Service (32%) more frequently than Quality Time (20%).<\/li>\n\n\n\nThose who work in military settings<\/em> choose Acts of Service (37%) as their primary language of appreciation more frequently than Words of Affirmation (33%) and Quality Time (27%) \u2013 which is the only group we\u2019ve found not to prefer Words of Affirmation the most often.<\/li>\n\n\n\nRemote employees<\/em> choose Quality Time at a higher rate (35%) than onsite employees (27%) but still choose Words of Affirmation at the highest rate (39%).<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\nDifferences exist across age groups and generations<\/em> but they really are more prevalent at the \u2018action\u2019 level rather than across appreciation languages.<\/em> For example, Quality Time for younger employees is more focused on time with colleagues rather than focused attention from their supervisor. And receiving \u201ctime off\u201d (comp time, extra paid-time-off) is valued more highly than receiving a tangible gift for more and more team members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nConclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAuthentic appreciation from coworkers \u2013 communicated in the specific ways that each of us desires \u2013 continues to be valued (and needed) by employees. We are excited about the continued opportunity to help organizations teach their team members how to meet this need, regardless of work setting, age, location, or language of the employees. Join with us to get the word out to your friends and family members about our evidence-based, effective, and low-cost resources, wherever they work: companies, schools, nonprofits, government agencies, medical facilities, manufacturing, or the military. We want to assist in people feeling truly valued for who they are and the contributions they make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Purchase a group of discounted MBAI codes for your team members using these codes at checkout.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In December 2023 we passed a milestone: over 400,000 individuals have taken our Motivating By Appreciation (MBA) Inventory to identify how they prefer to be shown appreciation at work. (This total includes individuals from over the past 12 years, including pre-COVID-19, during quarantine, and post-COVID-19.) In addition to celebrating this accomplishment (and offering a special… Continue reading…<\/a>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[132,133,118,119],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\nLessons Learned About Appreciation from 400,000 Employees - Appreciation at Work<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n