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Today at work I heard something that I had not heard in a long time and that made me stop dead in my tracks. One of my bosses actually thanked me for my efforts. Why was I floored with a simple thank you? Quite simply, it had probably been several months before I had heard these words come out of her mouth. Usually I am greeted with a recap of what went wrong the previous day, or the reasons why her job is so difficult. But today my day was instantly trasformed because I received a thank you.

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For the rest of the day, I made it a point to thank all of my associates for any reason that entered my head. Although I know I was not as lacking as boss #3 in the thank you department, I’m sure I can do a better job thanking them for their efforts. I quickly wrote the words thanks on a piece of paper, stapled it (of course it was with my red stapler) above my desk so that I would be reminded daily to do the easiest thing possible to reward and motivate my associates.

So after you read this post, immediately make it a point to thank 5 people (either face to face or via the internet). You will feel better about yourself and might even make someone’s day.

 

 Top Comment : Sarika Singh   | 10 09 2009 07:14:56 +0000
Showing gratitude for some help we get from somebody not only is a good manner but also it helps us to get help from the same man in the future. If we just say "Thank you", the man to whom we are saying this will feel the gratitude from our side and would not deny ever in future to help us in any way. So we should never miss the opportunity to gratify others. Nice article Alka, thanks for sharing...
 
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12 comments on "The lost art of sayin Thank You!!"
thanks alka mam
  Commented by  Mohammadarif.A.Shaikh, MBA/PGDBM    | 10 15 2009 09:34:34 +0000
Thanks dear for reminding me how to say thanks in all time of my life.
  Commented by  Ramakrishna Perumal, Sr. Engineer, Technicas Reunidas    | 10 14 2009 17:05:50 +0000
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The word thanks should come from the heart and not as animated tone, because usually people say thanks after getting satisfaction for the work or the help received from other person. Certainly yes the saying thanks is good gesture.
  Commented by  M A Kiran Achar, Quality Compliance Analyst, Bharat BPO Services Ltd.    | 10 11 2009 14:42:22 +0000
It is an immensely useful post by maam. first of all i would thanks her whole heartedly, Secondly i would make a point that it would not be missed to spend thanks lavishly as it is really an Non Exhausting wealth from our Culture & Tradition.
  Commented by  Vikas G. Chaudhari, Sr. Design Engineer, Engineering Firm    | 10 11 2009 13:42:43 +0000
Thank You!!
  Commented by  A K Jaiswal, Electrical Engineer -Telecom, Bhilai Steel Plant    | 10 11 2009 09:31:40 +0000
Although we all know that we must say 'THANK YOU' to any body, even if s/he favours a very very little, but something stops us. We must analyse ourself the reasons for the same. Is it not our own barrier. Most of the time we feel it is the duty of that person to perform a job, may be it a sweeper, a booking clerk at a public place, your own subordinate. But we never forget utter to spell 'thanks' to our superior. How selfish are we.
In my view, we must be obliged to small creatures of God, who fill a joy in ourselves just by beholding them, may be it a flower or a small puppy on streets. Even we must be thank full to a poor street walker, who gives a way to our luxury cars on a busy road. 
At the end, I must say that most of the time our facial expression and eyes movement convey much more that saying something.          
  Commented by  varsha, technical manager(QMS)    | 10 10 2009 04:29:26 +0000
Its really nice post to make me thanks to Alka mam and others.. as now a days we are we very much concerned with new Arts of.. Saying no..., OR HOW TO MAKE EXIT FROM WORK PLACE.. But while learning new arts and trends we are forgetting our old, real and admirable living practices  specially Art of saying thanks.

thanks for making me recall.
  Commented by  Hari Prasad K, Head - Custom Solutions and Delivery    | 10 09 2009 10:13:27 +0000
Thanks!!!
  Commented by  Charles davison, Project Manager, Douglas OHI LLC    | 10 09 2009 09:31:52 +0000
This is the immediate THANK YOU to you  for sharing this post!:)
Vielen Dank Herr Khanchandani. Ich muss Ihnen fuer Ihre Deutsch wirklich gratulieren. Sie schreiben gut Deutsch. Vielen Dank fuer Ihre Rueckmeldung an meiner Artikel!!
  Commented by  Paresh.Khanchandani, Process Manager, E-Procurement Technologies Limited    | 10 09 2009 08:29:11 +0000
English: Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build their philosophy of life.

German: Dankbarkeit ist etwas, dessen keiner von uns zu viel geben kann. Weil auf dem Lächeln der Dank, den wir, unsere kleinen Gesten der Anerkennung, unsere Nachbarn geben, ihre Einstellung zum Leben baut. 
Vielen Dank für referral Frau Thakur!!
  Commented by  Sarika Singh, Assistant Professor, BIT    | 10 09 2009 07:14:56 +0000
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Showing gratitude for some help we get from somebody not only is a good manner but also it helps us to get help from the same man in the future. If we just say "Thank you", the man to whom we are saying this will feel the gratitude from our side and would not deny ever in future to help us in any way. So we should never miss the opportunity to gratify others. Nice article Alka, thanks for sharing...
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