Give employees recognition consistently and you'll be less likely to be struggling with turnover and productivity problems.  

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And, you won't get comments like this from a real employee opinion survey I conducted years ago,

"My manager does not give much recognition or many pats on the back. Outside of my compensation (which I appreciate very much) I've not heard one 'Thank You' or 'Good Job' from my  manager in months.  Sometimes I wonder, and I'm not the only one, if he cares about what I do.  I don't want to sound  needy or anything, but a pat on the back every once in awhile would go along way toward making things better."

This employee seemed hesitant to even say how important feedback was to him, but thank goodness he did.  Because he's not alone.  In over four million employee interviews Gallup determined that the teams with much higher productivity and customer service scores, and less turnover, rated these statements as true: Continue Reading.