25 Ways to Show Your Staff You Really Care About Them

Brag on them in front of others.
Celebrate their birthday.
Have them over to your house for dinner.
Tell them you appreciate them with your words.
Honor them for their years of service.
Love on their children and grandchildren.
Give them cost of living raises.
Demand that they put their family first.
Ask them for advice.
Say “I’m sorry” when you blow it.
Show by your actions that you are there to serve them instead of them serving you.
Ask them to speak into your life and help you grow.
Follow through when you tell them you are going to do something.
Tell them you appreciate them with a handwritten note.
Don’t always be looking over their shoulder.
Look for opportunities to put them in the spotlight instead of yourself.
As the leader, take the ultimate responsibility when something goes wrong…even if it was their fault.
If they have a late night at church, tell them to come in late the next day.
Show you care more about them than about what they do.
Correct and give feedback face-to-face instead of by phone, email, or text.
Tell them you believe in them.
Go to the hospital when they or their family are sick.
Pray with and for them.
Cry with them.
Help them see their blind spots so they can grow past them.
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