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1/ Want to improve your work relationships? We got you! In this week's Awesome People newsletter, we cover how to leverage Love Languages at work 
. Highlights 
H/t @uvajfrank
. Highlights H/t @uvajfrank
2/ There are 5 main love languages:
- words of affirmation
- quality time
- acts of service
- gifts
- physical touch (we'll skip this for obvi work reasons).
If you don't know your love language, take this quiz. It's valuable for work & life. https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/
- words of affirmation
- quality time
- acts of service
- gifts
- physical touch (we'll skip this for obvi work reasons).
If you don't know your love language, take this quiz. It's valuable for work & life. https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/
3/ According to @HarvardBiz, when people experience gratitude from their manager, they’re more productive. Learn your team's love languages to better express your appreciation.
4/ Let's break down each one.
Words of Affirmation - These people appreciate verbal & written acknowledgments. E.g.
- Give in person, real-time appreciation for a job well done
- Send handwritten thank you notes after major accomplishments
- Spend extra time on formal feedback
Words of Affirmation - These people appreciate verbal & written acknowledgments. E.g.
- Give in person, real-time appreciation for a job well done
- Send handwritten thank you notes after major accomplishments
- Spend extra time on formal feedback
5/ Quality Time - These people appreciate when you carve out time for them. E.g.
- Stop by to say hi in the morning (or check-in over chat while WFH)
- Never cancel 1:1s (& don’t be late)
- Go for a coffee or a meal
- Carve out separate time to discuss career & life aspirations
- Stop by to say hi in the morning (or check-in over chat while WFH)
- Never cancel 1:1s (& don’t be late)
- Go for a coffee or a meal
- Carve out separate time to discuss career & life aspirations
6/ Acts of Service - These people appreciate it when you go out of your way to make their lives easier. E.g.
- Proactively remove a roadblock
- Fight for a higher rating, raise, bonus, or early promotion
- Offer flexibility in work schedules and encourage them to take time off
- Proactively remove a roadblock
- Fight for a higher rating, raise, bonus, or early promotion
- Offer flexibility in work schedules and encourage them to take time off
7/ Receiving Gifts - These people appreciate visual symbols of appreciation. They don't have to be expensive. In fact, small, thoughtful gifts are best. E.g.
- A book
- Small gift related to an interest (a bag of coffee for a coffee lover or a s’mores kit for a dessert lover)
- A book
- Small gift related to an interest (a bag of coffee for a coffee lover or a s’mores kit for a dessert lover)
Don't make these common mistakes:
1) Expressing appreciation in your love language instead of the recipient's
2) Assuming someone doesn’t care about you because they aren’t expressing appreciation in your language
Read more here https://awesomepeopleco.substack.com/p/awesome-people-ep-49 h/t @uvajfrank
1) Expressing appreciation in your love language instead of the recipient's
2) Assuming someone doesn’t care about you because they aren’t expressing appreciation in your language
Read more here
https://awesomepeopleco.substack.com/p/awesome-people-ep-49 h/t @uvajfrank
