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HBR Guide to Retaining Your Best People
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HBR Guide to Retaining Your Best People

by Harvard Business Review
August 2025
Beginner to intermediate
272 pages
4h 11m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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Chapter 12 Do You Tell Your Employees You Appreciate Them?

by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman

The research is clear: Employee recognition—when done well—has huge payoffs. According to the data we collect on leaders across industries, every measure of morale, productivity, performance, customer satisfaction, and employee retention soars when managers regularly provide recognition.

And yet there are many leaders out there who fail to do it frequently or skillfully. In fact, the most common complaint that we hear about managers is that they fail to convey appreciation. One survey, conducted at a health-care company, found that 29% of employees reported not having received any recognition within the past year.1

Figure 12-1 is an analysis of a subsection ...

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