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Make your ‘Thank you’ truly felt: A primer on expressing gratitude

March 2025 employment law letter
Authors: 

Michael P. Maslanka, UNT-Dallas College of Law

Seeking to create a harmonious workplace culture? Toss the expensive consultants, eschew empty slogans, forget motivational talks. Instead, adopt a simple rule: When thanking an employee, tack on the reason for the thanks.

Power of thank you

In an article titled “How to Give a Meaningful ‘Thank You’” from the Harvard Business Review on February 20, 2013, business psychiatrist Mark Goulston gives three illustrations of what he calls a “Power Thank You”:

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