“Gee, I really wish my boss and colleagues would just ignore all the good work I’ve been doing,” said no one ever.

We know people like to be recognized for a job well done. And most times, a simple thank-you will suffice. In fact, we humans depend on it. “Gratitude is the high-octane fuel without which we’d be in relational ruin . . . organizations, families, societies would crumble,” says Robert Emmons, professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis.

Research shows that practicing gratitude has an immediate effect on our nervous system by lowering the stress hormone cortisol and boosting the good hormones, serotonin and dopamine. What manager wouldn’t want their team to be reaping the benefits to the area of the brain responsible for learning and decision-making?

One way to get everyone at a company to start showing more gratitude is to implement an........

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