Impact your workplace in 2021

Martha Brangenberg Dec. 30, 2020

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Who makes the most impact in the workplace? Is it the management? The business owner? Or someone else? Have you ever considered that youmay have the most impact to create a flourishing environment at your work? It just takes the skill of appreciation.

Chuck Swindoll said, "Gratitude is a decision of the will, and if a decision of the will, the choice resides squarely with us. Deciding to be thankful is no easy task. It takes work."

Using appreciation as a tool in your work takes practice. Appreciating others is a shift in mindset and a heart-set. Most of us want and need appreciation, regardless of what form it comes in.

Is the art of appreciation a part of your work style? What about your leadership style? Have you considered the value of your words to those you lead? Each of us can impact those around us for good or ill.

Dr. Paul White recently said, "To those who value words of affirmation, criticism feels like a knife in the heart."I can relate to that. I recall many times when I've worked hard to complete a project and the first words I heard were criticism. It really did feel like a knife in the heart. Now, it's true that we need to be honest and give constructive feedback towards improvement. I don't want people to sugar-coat things for me when I need to be corrected. But Dr. White teaches us how to do that while also showing appreciation.

To learn the language of appreciation for yourself and others, visit this website: Appreciation at work. When we started using these tools in our business, everyone started seeing big changes.

Coworkers learned how to communicate with each other, staff started feeling more appreciated, and the culture improved. Everyone learned that their job title doesn't create impact; what does create impact is what we do, and how we show appreciation for those around us.

Now is the time to set goals for the new year. Consider what you can do to create impact in your work.

Here are three easy steps to get ready for 2021:

1. Learn your language of appreciation online.

2. Apply the results.

3. Make an impact every day.

Dr. Paul White and his wife Kathy recently share their best nuggets on an iWork4Him PowerPod, from the book The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, which he co-authored with Dr. Gary Chapman. Dr. White is a psychologist, author, speaker, and consultant who "makes work relationships work." For the past 20 years, he's improved numerous businesses, schools, government agencies and non-profit organizations by helping them:

• Create positive workplace relationships and improve staff morale.
• Eliminate the cynicism, sarcasm and lack of trust that often is associated with traditional employee recognition programs.
• Overcome the obstacles to help staff communicate authentic appreciation to one another.

Remember 1 Thes. 5:18—Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

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Martha Brangenberg is a gifted developer and communicator, who has worked alongside her husband, Jim, in various entrepreneurial ventures over their 35+ years of marriage. In 2013, God called them to begin the iWork4Him Talk Show, where they have had the privilege of challenging thousands across the globe with the simple message that your workplace is your mission field. In addition, she and Jim have co-authored a series of collaborative books, iWork4Him, sheWorks4Him, and iRetire4Him. Learn More »

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