With a down economy
comes downsizing.
Downsizing means more work for remaining employees.
How to ensure some of their precious time
is spent on your projects?
Send thank you’s.
I’m working on an implementation right now.
After each milestone is reached,
I send out thank you emails.
I make them personal.
I place them in an isolated email
(nothing other than the thank you).
I cc the person’s boss.
Thank you’s in this company are rare.
The receipients appreciate them
(especially with lay offs looming).
Their bosses appreciate them
(everyone wants to manage superstars).
My project has suddenly become a priority.
Send a thank you today
(they are even better sent on a Sunday).
Great idea!
So if I manage a team of people and I am their boss how do I implement this?
I sent a big release email mentioning each by name and thanking them, but that’s not really personal. Of course all the higher level managers where on it but the names don’t really mean much, only my name did really (they thanked me and “the team”). What can I do?