There’s a wealth of research from the field of psychology and neuroscience on the positive mental health benefits of practicing gratitude, but do you know it can help in a work setting too?
With many employees remote working, possibly feeling disconnected and anxious, it’s a great time to start encouraging team members towards consistent gratitude rituals that need only take a few minutes each day.
Research has shown that grateful workers are more efficient, more productive and more responsible. Team members who practice gratitude are more likely to go the extra mile to complete tasks, support others, and feel more aligned with colleagues.
Another big benefit is that gratitude is an important component to emotional resilience.
Resilience can be boosted by working on acknowledging and accepting the current situation, no matter how harsh, displacing negative emotions with solution focused thinking, seeing the positives in life and sustaining supportive relationships.
Something as simple as encouraging your team to keep a daily gratitude journal, or sharing wins (personal and team) can start to help shift the needle.
Start with yourself, what are you grateful for today?
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