Appreciation at Work Podcast
Most leaders want their people to feel valued. But somewhere between the pizza parties and the "Employee of the Month" plaques, something gets lost, and the best people quietly start looking for the door.The Appreciation at Work® Podcast is for leaders who are done guessing and ready to get it right.Each week, we bring you honest conversations, real research, and practical tools built on the framework trusted by over 480,000 professionals across 60 countries: The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace. You'll learn how to move beyond generic recognition and communicate appreciation in the way each person on your team a...
Good Job Isn't Good Enough: Building an Employee Appreciation Culture (with Sheryl Driggers)
If you've ever told someone "good job" and watched them walk away unmotivated, there's a reason, and it's not about effort. It's about the difference between recognition and appreciation.
In this episode, I sit down with Sheryl Driggers, keynote speaker, leadership coach, and entrepreneur with 25 years of business leadership experience. She co-founded a collision repair company in Tallahassee in 2001, grew it to three thriving locations, and sold it in 2021. Today she works with Collision Advice, helping leaders create cultures that customers love and teams don't want to leave.
Sheryl shares how she went from task-driven op...
Building an Employee Appreciation Culture That Actually Sticks (with Melanie Bazile)
If you're leading a team that's stretched thin, and you're wondering whether building an employee appreciation culture is even realistic, this episode is for you.
I'm joined by Melanie Bazile, Director of Innovation and Expansion at Compass, an organization that provides supported and independent living services for adults with disabilities across the entire state of California. Compass has been doing this work for 30 years, and over the last five, Melanie has been the driving force behind embedding the Languages of Appreciation into the fabric of their culture.
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The Peer Appreciation at Work Tool Any Team Can Build Today (with Krista Kindley)
Recognition tells your team they performed. Appreciation tells them they matter. If you’ve been leaning on one and wondering why culture still feels hollow, this episode is for you.
My guest today is Krista Kindley, a training and development professional with the Family and Children’s Resource Program at UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Social Work. With 16 years in child welfare, Krista has seen some of the most burnout-prone, resource-stressed workplaces in the country, and she’s been quietly building a culture of genuine peer appreciation at work from the inside out.
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The Best Place They'll Ever Work: Moments That Matter (with Chris Dyer)
You're doing the work. 1:1s, recognition programs, team meetings fill your calendar. And still your best people leave.
What if the problem isn't effort? What if you're focused on the wrong moments?
In this episode, I sit down with Chris Dyer, Inc. magazine's #1 leadership speaker, three-time bestselling author, and former CEO who earned best place to work recognition fifteen times, to unpack his new book, Moments That Matter. What Chris discovered after selling his company and sitting down with former executives wasn't about consistency or personality. It w...
Stop Buying Swag: Build an Employee Retention Culture Instead (with JC Hite)
If you’ve invested in swag, end-of-year parties, and awards ceremonies, and your team still doesn’t feel genuinely valued, this episode is for you.
I’m joined by JC Hite, entrepreneur, speaker, and co-owner of Appreciation at Work®, whose focus is helping business owners scale with stability without sacrificing faith and family. JC brings something rare: he’s lived both sides of this: leading teams where people left for a 3% raise, and building an employee retention culture where competitors have to offer double the salary to even get a conversation.
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Guess No More: Employee Appreciation That Works for Every Person (with Nick Hoard)
If your team members aren't staying (or aren't fully showing up), the answer might not be compensation. It might be that they don't feel genuinely seen. I'm joined today by Nick Hoard, founder of Patient Care Marketing Pros and a business owner who has done the real work of building a culture where appreciation isn't a nice idea; it's a system.
Nick shares how he took the 5 Languages of Appreciation through his entire team, embedded appreciation profiles into their virtual workspace, and built intentional practices that span three countries. The result? Loyalty, trust, and team...
The 5 Languages of Appreciation (And Why Words Aren't Enough) (with Dr. Paul White)
Most leaders think they're showing appreciation. But if your go-to is an award, a bonus, or a company-branded mug, you're reaching less than 10% of your team. And if words are all you use, you're missing over half the people you lead every single day.
In this very first episode of the Appreciation at Work® Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Paul White — psychologist, author, and the founder and president emeritus of Appreciation at Work®, and co-author of The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace with Dr. Gary Chapman. Paul is the architect of the enti...
