Acknowledge the ‘lesser’ people

There are people whom we ‘see’ regularly during routine work – shopkeeper we regularly visit, the auto-Walla at the stand, the receptionist, the office boy, security guy at the office, cleaners etc. These are few categories of people whom we see everyday but not really ‘aware’ of. They do a very monotonous job quietly for us but which may/may not directly impact us.

Just take the case of a security guy working in your organization. You pass by him and see him everyday but really don’t make a conscious effort to notice him and you just go your way. This person does a very monotonous job of standing there around the same place with none to talk. It’s definitely not motivating to stand in one place literally doing nothing. We don’t need give a motivational talk, but why not smile and say ‘hi’ to him? It doesn’t cost anything! This could be the best way we could acknowledge a person doing a ‘lesser’ job than us. This will definitely create a positive impact on him. I say this from a personal experience.

We are fortunate to be where we are. There are lot of people out there doing ‘lesser’ job. Just acknowledging them may increase their self-worth and could even motivate them.

Networking with peers, colleagues, bosses at workplace could enhance our career growth. But just acknowledging people doing ‘lesser’ job will definitely go a long way in building up human relationships!