How do you express gratitude?
“Thank you notes and small gifts of appreciation.” Traciee Huff, FA
“I have a reminder on my calendar every Monday morning to “show someone appreciation”. I do not allow myself to commence my work week until I have planned who to acknowledge and how to do it. The individuals I recognize are at work and in my home/personal life. I like to send flowers, thank you notes or pick up fun things at farmers markets and craft shows.” Mandy Hale, VP of Nursing
“My wife recently gifted me a journal in which I can write one sentence daily as an expression for something(s) for which I am grateful. No matter how difficult of a day I may have, I always find more than one sentence that expresses my gratitude, which helps to keep me in good spirits.” Patrick McKinnon, President of Rx
“Thank you notes, emails. Wrote a thank you note on linkedin recently.” Jonathan Lujan, Lifeline
“For me, gratitude is captured in moments. I do a LOT to stay present in the moment, half-smile to myself when something wonderful is happening, either on my own in nature, with my kids, wife, or with teammates.” Dave Hoerman, Chief Wisdom Officer
“Consistently thank teammates for a job well done every day.” Tim Greene, ROD
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soncheray said,
October 11, 2017 @ 1:39 pm
At the end of each work day, I remain at the clinic until the last patient leaves out. As the social worker it is my responsibility to assist patients with transportation, so in the event a 3rd shift patient has issues with transportation, I want to be there to assist. This is my way of showing the nurses and techs that I know they do a lot already, and I wont make them do my job too.
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Marie Heard said,
October 11, 2017 @ 1:39 pm
I express gratitude to my teammates through hugs, little thank you notes and small tokens of my appreciation. My family and I do community projects with our church just to remind ourselves of how grateful we are for what we have.
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Melissa Matecko/AA said,
October 11, 2017 @ 1:44 pm
I express gratitude by saying thank you, even for the little things. I love the patients in our clinic. I started a patient library where they can take a book to read or bring in books they no longer want to donate. I love to give people small gifts, just to say that I appreciate them. In our clinic, we send cards out to the patients upon a death or get well if they are in the hospital for a period of time. We celebrate patient’s birthdays every month and we all sign cards for the teammates on their birthdays. I am grateful for every day and to be working at Davita.
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Rose said,
October 11, 2017 @ 1:53 pm
I express gratitude by telling people what they have done and why it was so beautiful. Making people happy, making them laugh and I love giving hugs!
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Traci Reuter said,
October 11, 2017 @ 1:57 pm
Smile and acknowledge those around you in a kind manner. Choose your words carefully in written correspondence to be positive, regardless of subject matter.
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Abbi Kifer said,
October 11, 2017 @ 2:12 pm
Gratitude is always on my mind, but sometimes it fails to come out of my mouth. For me, I am trying to express gratitude out loud. I recently listened to a message about being busy. The speaker pointed out the being busy leads to neglect-in all aspects of our lives this proves to be true! I am striving to not neglect expressing gratitude.
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Mikyla said,
October 11, 2017 @ 4:06 pm
By saying thank you. I can’t believe what those two words mean to me when I hear them. Before I joined the village I never heard Thank you at my old job. Now I hear it all the time and practice saying Thanks to my fellow TM’s all the time.
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Joni Banks said,
October 12, 2017 @ 9:01 am
showing gratitude is so easy here at DaVita because Teammates are so nice, and helpful. Working in LCS and only being here little over a year, all my teammates go out there way to help me on the phones and to make sure I am trained properly. Birthdays in LCS are desks are decorated and these decorations are made with your favorite colors or theme. Leaving work everyday with all that love carries over to personal life. You can’t help but be so grateful to work with amazing people. I now make it a point to smile at everyone, say thank you and do little things to make someones day more special.
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