{"id":645,"date":"2024-02-09T13:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T13:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/uk\/?p=645"},"modified":"2025-03-28T11:26:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T11:26:01","slug":"the-distinction-between-recognition-and-appreciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biworldwide.com\/uk\/our-work\/blog\/the-distinction-between-recognition-and-appreciation\/","title":{"rendered":"The distinction between recognition and appreciation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Appreciation. Recognition. Recognition. Appreciation. Two words, same thing, right? Wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although it\u2019s fair to say that the two are generally considered interchangeable when talking about motivating employees, not only are they not, but the lack of understanding around the distinction between recognition and appreciation could be reducing the impact of your employee engagement programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why in this article we outline why it\u2019s important to recognise the benefits of both and appreciate the differences! See what we did there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The importance of employee recognition and appreciation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Motivation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

People love personal recognition and rewards. It\u2019s a great way to boost teamwork and productivity. Recognition and reward solutions<\/a> are uniquely suited to drive commitment, effort, and inspiration. Through our data we know that employees who have been told they make a difference at work in the past month are 2.4 times more likely to feel inspired, 2.3 times more likely to feel renewed commitment, and 2.2 times more likely to increase effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Culture <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Workplace culture makes the difference between thriving or surviving. Having a robust and innovative recognition and appreciation strategy will create a supportive work environment and improve your workplace culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retention<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Providing ways to help your team stand out and reward when it matters helps retain top talent, reduces staff turnover, and attracts the best new talent. According to Gallup<\/a>, teams with lower engagement experience turnover rates 18 – 43% higher than those of highly engaged teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Visibly recognising and appreciating employees by linking desirable behaviours to your company values demonstrates a sense of purpose and meaning that every employee can engage with. Make recognition and appreciation not only about results but crucially around values and behaviours too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To reiterate the importance of values, it works both ways. A recent study by LinkedIn<\/a> of 10,000 global professionals shows that 68% of workers in the UK, France, Germany, and Ireland want to work for organisations that share their values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engagement<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMost people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit\u201d (George Carlin).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To avoid \u2018quiet quitting\u2019 (disengaged employees quitting work on a psychological level), the importance of maintaining regular recognition, reward, and appreciation strategies is paramount to refreshing and retaining engagement. We know people love to be appreciated and recognised in a timely and appropriate way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who received regular recognition with or without rewards were more likely to agree with these statements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n