Powerful Ways Celebrating Success Strengthens Organizational Culture

A growing body of research suggests that the concept of “small wins” in the workplace is one of the critical ingredients for successful employee motivation and one of the most effective ways to begin changing your workplace culture. Small wins can have disproportionate power and influence beyond the achievement they represent.

According to the Harvard Business Review, the most critical indicator of a person’s happiness at the end of the day is whether or not that person made progress in meaningful work. The article goes on to say that significant goal achievements are relatively rare. It’s the small wins and celebrating those that make all the difference.

It’s not just the big victories that are meaningful for people… It’s the little ones, too. Remembering that vital fact is crucial to maximizing each person’s potential…

Psychologists Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer interviewed over 600 managers and found a shocking result. 95 percent of managers needed to understand what motivates employees. They thought what motivates employees was making money by getting raises and bonuses. They listed “supporting progress” as the least important motivator at work, contrary to what all the research suggests! In fact, after analyzing over 12,000 employee diary entries, they discovered that…