Gaining a sense of accomplishment, and feeling proud of completed work, helps people feel like they’re progressing in their job. An accomplishment feels like making a positive step forward for yourself, your company, your clients and your co-workers. In fact, according to research from the Happiness Research Institute, reaching the goals you’ve been set is the fourth most important influencer in employee engagement. Alternatively, those who lack a regular sense of accomplishment have little motivation to go the extra mile.
Hard work needs to be recognised in order for employees to really feel like they’ve achieved something. Whilst some jobs naturally don’t receive as much praise, that doesn’t mean that those people don’t need or deserve the same level of recognition for their accomplishments. Without that crucial sense of recognition, it can be easy to feel demoralised and disengaged with your work.
Kevin Ashley – founder and CEO of the learning management system, myAko – works directly with companies across multiple industries to develop and provide courses that offer an engagingly rewarding learning experience. He knows exactly how to introduce a balanced sense of accomplishment to any workplace, and the necessity of doing so in allowing a business to flourish. Should you be interested in a feature that details achievable goals; offering support without micromanaging; a constructive approach to failure; and the best ways to reward hard work, please get in touch with Corporate Culture!
