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Do you know your team’s professional love languages?
You may be familiar with the five love languages when it comes to personal relationships, but have you heard of professional love languages? Sometimes known as languages of appreciation, workplace love languages is a way to understand how your coworkers like to be recognized and appreciated. In the same way understanding different work styles can help the team work better together, understanding different professional love languages can improve communication and morale.
So, what are the five professional love languages? They are:
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A great way to provide words of affirmation to your employees is to offer constructive and positive feedback. Giving feedback shows that you are paying attention to their work and recognizing their achievements. When the feedback is reasonable and actionable, it can be an investment into not only their work but their professional development as well.
Make sure you provide regular opportunities for feedback (remember, this goes both ways). Having a structured way and schedule to collect feedback can be incredibly valuable to the relationship between a manager and their team. Assembly makes this easy with the Manager feedback template. This workflow allows you to organize different feedback meetings (1:1 or performance evaluations), set and track goals, and observe growth all from one place. Learn more about how the Manager Feedback Flow works here.
The best managers make sure they are spending individual time with their team members to give undivided attention. It’s easy to get lost in the hustle of work and teams, so having a dedicated one-on-one can provide space for the employee to voice concerns, give feedback, get help, or just chat.
If you want to add structure, transparency, and accountability to your one-one-one meetings, try the customizable One on One meeting template. This template will help you document important goals and KPIs, create and edit talking points, and collect feedback all in one place Learn more about this one-on-one workflow template here.
Who doesn’t like being rewarded for their contributions? Employee recognition is one of the most important drivers for company culture and employee retention. A tangible gift is a great way to show appreciation. Rewards like gift cards and sponsored meals are popular but they can come in other forms as well like company swag, trophies, donations to charities, or even opportunities for professional growth.
When done correctly, employee recognition should be integrated in the daily workflow and allow everyone to feel valued by their peers and managers. With Assembly’s Give Recognition Flow, employees and managers can recognize each other for work well done, publicly celebrate them, and redeem those recognitions for fun rewards. Learn how you can build a culture of internal appreciation here.
We could all use a hand, and offering support or going out of your way to help is a great gesture of appreciation. “Actions speak louder than words” and supportive actions like answering questions, giving resources, or doing the work with them can say a lot. Not only does this show appreciation it can also create a spirit of teamwork.
Don’t make it hard to ask for help. Whether the person is a new employee or a seasoned executive, we all need help sometimes. Empower your people to reach out and help others by using a tool like Assembly’s Get Help Flow. This Flow creates a place for people to request help and offer support, while opening up internal communication. Learn how you can build a culture of open communication and support here.
In the workplace a love language like physical touch can be tricky, but essentially this love language comes down to expressing encouragement. This can be done with high-fives and thumbs-up (in person or with emojis) or cheering your coworkers on. Encouraging someone shows that you care and believe in their value and growth.
A great way to encourage your employees is to celebrate and publicly recognize them. Regularly celebrate your employees in a public and meaningful way and provide opportunities for team mates and managers to nominate each other. Assembly’s Employee Nomination Template engages employees to nominate and vote for one another. This way, there are so many opportunities for employees to feel valued and noticed for their contributions. Learn more about encouraging your employees with nominations and recognition here.
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