Appreciation at Work Podcast
Appreciation at Work Podcast
Dr. William Attaway
Most leaders want their people to feel valued. But somewhere between the pizza parties and the "Employee of the Month" plaques, something gets lost, and the best people quietly start looking for the door.The Appreciation at Work® Podcast is for leaders who are done guessing and ready to get it right.Each week, we bring you honest conversations, real research, and practical tools built on the framework trusted by over 480,000 professionals across 60 countries: The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace. You'll learn how to move beyond generic recognition and communicate appreciation in the way each person on your team actually receives it.Because there's a difference between recognizing performance and appreciating a person. And that difference changes everything.Subscribe and start building a workplace your team refuses to leave.
Guess No More: Employee Appreciation That Works for Every Person (with Nick Hoard)
If your team members aren't staying (or aren't fully showing up), the answer might not be compensation. It might be that they don't feel genuinely seen. I'm joined today by Nick Hoard, founder of Patient Care Marketing Pros and a business owner who has done the real work of building a culture where appreciation isn't a nice idea; it's a system. Nick shares how he took the 5 Languages of Appreciation through his entire team, embedded appreciation profiles into their virtual workspace, and buil...
Jun 1
20 min
Stop Buying Swag: Build an Employee Retention Culture Instead (with JC Hite)
If you’ve invested in swag, end-of-year parties, and awards ceremonies, and your team still doesn’t feel genuinely valued, this episode is for you. I’m joined by JC Hite, entrepreneur, speaker, and co-owner of Appreciation at Work®, whose focus is helping business owners scale with stability without sacrificing faith and family. JC brings something rare: he’s lived both sides of this: leading teams where people left for a 3% raise, and building an employee retention culture where competitor...
Jun 1
21 min
The 5 Languages of Appreciation (And Why Words Aren't Enough) (with Dr. Paul White)
Most leaders think they're showing appreciation. But if your go-to is an award, a bonus, or a company-branded mug, you're reaching less than 10% of your team. And if words are all you use, you're missing over half the people you lead every single day. In this very first episode of the Appreciation at Work® Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Paul White — psychologist, author, and the founder and president emeritus of Appreciation at Work®, and co-author of The Five Languages of Appreciation in the W...
May 28
23 min