The power of the pen can be harnessed to improve employee morale by our investing the time to compose a meaningful employee appreciation letter. However, if you believe that you can throw some simple thank you form letter together and it will accomplish what you set out to do you are mistaken. If the letter is not personal don't waste your time.
There are a number of ways you can approach recognizing your employees in writing with an employee appreciation letter. Anything from writing something personal by hand on a greeting card, to a personal appreciation letter typewritten and signed on your company letterhead, can be great depending on the occasion. In some cases it might be appropriate to write both types, such as an employee having organized the successful annual company picnic.
Using the example of the company picnic above, we may write something like this on the greeting card we send to the employee. "Thank you so very much for the tremendous amount of time and effort you spent on coordinating this year's company picnic. I truly enjoyed watching the pie eating contest and the food was fantastic. What a thrill it was and I want to thank you again!" Remember, it is the quality of what you say and not the quantity of what you say.
If you have decided to write the employee appreciation letter on your business stationary you may say something like this. "Thank you so very much for going far beyond everyone's expectations in making our annual picnic a success. I have not spoken with one person yet that didn't have an amazing time at the picnic. For me personally I was truly surprised at our staff's ability to throw nothing but bull's eyes while I was sitting on the dunk tank. I am already looking forward to seeing what you will have for us next year; however, you may not be able to top the success you had at this year's event. I really do appreciate how hard you worked and the dedication you put into making our picnic successful.
One thing I have learned over the years is to try and keep things as simple as possible. By keeping things simple you are better able to repeat them over and over again successfully. Therefore, if we stored several greeting cards in our office desk it would make it very easy to make one out every time one of our employees earns some type of appreciation. I can't stress enough how important it is to incorporate an employee appreciation letter program into your workplace so that you will build employee morale and increase productivity.
There are a number of ways you can approach recognizing your employees in writing with an employee appreciation letter. Anything from writing something personal by hand on a greeting card, to a personal appreciation letter typewritten and signed on your company letterhead, can be great depending on the occasion. In some cases it might be appropriate to write both types, such as an employee having organized the successful annual company picnic.
Using the example of the company picnic above, we may write something like this on the greeting card we send to the employee. "Thank you so very much for the tremendous amount of time and effort you spent on coordinating this year's company picnic. I truly enjoyed watching the pie eating contest and the food was fantastic. What a thrill it was and I want to thank you again!" Remember, it is the quality of what you say and not the quantity of what you say.
If you have decided to write the employee appreciation letter on your business stationary you may say something like this. "Thank you so very much for going far beyond everyone's expectations in making our annual picnic a success. I have not spoken with one person yet that didn't have an amazing time at the picnic. For me personally I was truly surprised at our staff's ability to throw nothing but bull's eyes while I was sitting on the dunk tank. I am already looking forward to seeing what you will have for us next year; however, you may not be able to top the success you had at this year's event. I really do appreciate how hard you worked and the dedication you put into making our picnic successful.
One thing I have learned over the years is to try and keep things as simple as possible. By keeping things simple you are better able to repeat them over and over again successfully. Therefore, if we stored several greeting cards in our office desk it would make it very easy to make one out every time one of our employees earns some type of appreciation. I can't stress enough how important it is to incorporate an employee appreciation letter program into your workplace so that you will build employee morale and increase productivity.
About the Author:
You'll find many employee appreciation letter examples on Gregory Covey's website www.leadership-skills-for-life.com. In addition, if you are looking for some great employee gift ideas Greg offers those also.
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