A recent study showed that expressing gratitude
affects not only the grateful person, but anyone who witnesses it.
Researchers and social scientists studying
gratitude have found that being thankful and expressing it to others is good
for our professional health and happiness. Not only does it
feel good, it also helps us build trust and closer bonds with the people around
us.
These benefits have mostly been observed in a
two-person exchange—someone saying thanks and someone receiving thanks. Now,
new research suggests that expressing gratitude not only improves one-on-one
relationships but could bring entire groups together - inspiring a desire to
help and connect in people who simply witness an act of gratitude.
When people witness an expression of gratitude, they
see that the grateful person is the kind of person who notices when other
people do kind things and actually takes the time to acknowledge them—meaning,
they’re a good social partner. People who are responsive as social partners are
really desirable people.
When a grateful person actually takes the time to
step outside of themselves and call attention to what was great about the other
person’s actions—that’s what distinguishes gratitude from other kinds of
positive emotional expressions.
It’s easy to imagine how this should work in a
workplace, where people are actually attending to and acknowledging other
people’s good deeds and kindnesses. A whole group of people could be inspired
to be kinder to one another, and, through this interwoven kindness, the group
itself could become a higher-functioning group and a progressive company unit.
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