We have had tens of thousands of employees discover their preferred ways of receiving appreciation by taking the Motivating By Appreciation Inventory. At various times, we investigate which languages are most preferred by all employees assessed. Consistently, Words of Affirmation has been the most frequently chosen language of appreciation—approximately 45% of employees. While this is obviously a large majority (and Words of Affirmation is the “best guess” of a colleague’s appreciation language if it is not known), the data also indicates that over 50% of employees value appreciation in forms
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