Today is Employee Appreciation Day

Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Today, Friday, March 7, is National Employee Appreciation Day. It is a day set aside to show appreciation for all the members of a business or organization that make everything run smoothly. The day takes place every year on the first Friday of March. The day was the brainchild of Dr. Bob Nelson, a well-known authority and consultant on employee recognition and engagement. He came up with the idea as a way of promoting his book, “1001 Ways to Reward Employees.” This marketing idea worked well, helping him to sell over two million copies of the book. The Academy to Innovate Human Resources has several suggestions on how to say “thank you” and sho