Appreciation and acknowledgement is an essential aspect of management feedback and helps in maintaining a healthy employee-employer relationship, but employees must also use this essential skill and etiquette at work with co-workers and managers. What are the immediate benefits that you get out of acknowledging and thanking a deserving work? You build a good reputation get in the good books of your co-workers and manager. Even when working with difficult people, a small positive gesture from your side can have a pleasant effect.

Show appreciation to your mentors in the company and those co-workers who have been of help either helping you writing a code for the project, or taking care of your work load when you were away on a long break.

Some ways to show appreciation or offering a helping hand to your colleagues:
Ask them about their work load. Is there some way you could help them if you had a few spare hours?

If your colleague needs feedback on a forthcoming presentation in a company expo or other meetings, spare a few minutes to earnestly listen and give constructive feedback.
Some ideas in case you are in the mood for thanking your colleague or manager with a small gift:

- Gift cards for book stores
- Books or CDs that your co-worker would love to have
- Candies for co-workers kids

We all are busy at work, but we can spare some moments for this essential etiquette at workplace, Some small gestures that bring a little sunshine in one's life are always welcome. It fosters a healthy working environment and brings goodwill to the heart. And when the next time you ask for a favor, it would be hard for them to say no'!

What are the advantages of showing appreciation at work?
- Well doing good makes you feel good and what goes around comes around.
- And of course, more people will like you, don't we all want that?

A good deed goes a long way. Appreciate someone today and make their day. Why are we hesitant in showing our good self or the being a helper at work, after all we spend more than half of our waking hours at work, lets strive to make it a happier place for ourselves and for others as well.

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