Career · FORTUNE
Fortune #19
Good fortune
Workplace thanks carries more meaning when it names how someone's effort helped the result.
QUOTE CARD
A quote for you
“การทำหน้าที่อันเหมาะสมของบุรุษนั้นเป็นสิ่งที่สร้างความพึงพอใจให้แก่บุรุษ”
— มาร์คัส ออเรลิอัส
จักรพรรดิโรมันและนักปรัชญาสโตอิก ผู้เขียน Meditations
- Person
- Marcus Aurelius
- Source work
- VIII, 26
- Source text
- It is satisfaction to a man to do the proper works of a man.
STORY & REFLECTION
A thank-you that named the contribution
Guidance-based illustration · A thank-you that named the contribution
Illustrative scene: After an on-time delivery, the team says, “Great job, everyone.” The person who stayed to correct data late does not know whether anyone saw that work.
A colleague says, “Thank you for reconciling the totals. Without that, we would have sent the wrong figures.” The short sentence names both the act and its effect.
OPM describes performance management as planning, monitoring, developing, rating, and rewarding. Agreed goals and measures help people understand which results their effort should serve.
Noticing specific work means people need not rely on vague praise to know their effort mattered.
Reflection
Specific thanks makes contribution visible.
A small action today
Tell a colleague how their work helped the outcome.
A question to reflect on
Whom could you thank for a specific contribution to the work?