1/ Want to improve your work relationships? We got you! In this week's Awesome People newsletter, we cover how to leverage Love Languages at work ❤️. Highlights 👇
H/t @uvajfrank
H/t @uvajfrank
2/ There are 5 main love languages:
- words of affirmation
- quality time
- acts of service
- gifts
- physical touch (we'll skip this for obvi work reasons).
If you don't know your love language, take this quiz. It's valuable for work & life. 5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/
- words of affirmation
- quality time
- acts of service
- gifts
- physical touch (we'll skip this for obvi work reasons).
If you don't know your love language, take this quiz. It's valuable for work & life. 5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/
3/ According to @HarvardBiz, when people experience gratitude from their manager, they’re more productive. Learn your team's love languages to better express your appreciation. 👇
4/ Let's break down each one.
Words of Affirmation - These people appreciate verbal & written acknowledgments. E.g.
- Give in person, real-time appreciation for a job well done
- Send handwritten thank you notes after major accomplishments
- Spend extra time on formal feedback
Words of Affirmation - These people appreciate verbal & written acknowledgments. E.g.
- Give in person, real-time appreciation for a job well done
- Send handwritten thank you notes after major accomplishments
- Spend extra time on formal feedback
5/ Quality Time - These people appreciate when you carve out time for them. E.g.
- Stop by to say hi in the morning (or check-in over chat while WFH)
- Never cancel 1:1s (& don’t be late)
- Go for a coffee or a meal
- Carve out separate time to discuss career & life aspirations
- Stop by to say hi in the morning (or check-in over chat while WFH)
- Never cancel 1:1s (& don’t be late)
- Go for a coffee or a meal
- Carve out separate time to discuss career & life aspirations
6/ Acts of Service - These people appreciate it when you go out of your way to make their lives easier. E.g.
- Proactively remove a roadblock
- Fight for a higher rating, raise, bonus, or early promotion
- Offer flexibility in work schedules and encourage them to take time off
- Proactively remove a roadblock
- Fight for a higher rating, raise, bonus, or early promotion
- Offer flexibility in work schedules and encourage them to take time off
7/ Receiving Gifts - These people appreciate visual symbols of appreciation. They don't have to be expensive. In fact, small, thoughtful gifts are best. E.g.
- A book
- Small gift related to an interest (a bag of coffee for a coffee lover or a s’mores kit for a dessert lover)
- A book
- Small gift related to an interest (a bag of coffee for a coffee lover or a s’mores kit for a dessert lover)
Don't make these common mistakes:
1) Expressing appreciation in your love language instead of the recipient's
2) Assuming someone doesn’t care about you because they aren’t expressing appreciation in your language
Read more here ❤️ awesomepeopleco.substack.com/p/awesome-peop… h/t @uvajfrank
1) Expressing appreciation in your love language instead of the recipient's
2) Assuming someone doesn’t care about you because they aren’t expressing appreciation in your language
Read more here ❤️ awesomepeopleco.substack.com/p/awesome-peop… h/t @uvajfrank
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