Word of Affirmation
It is a love language, which uses only positive sentences to express positive feelings: supporting, praising, encouraging, showing kindness, or saying the word “love.” People who are comfortable with using this kind of language often find it easy to speak it with others, and he/she is somewhat expect the language to be spoken to as well.
Adjusting into Organization
Everybody, whether the boss, subordinates, or co-workers, when get a compliment they will feel good and feel appreciated from the whole organization and that will create more happiness in working.
Quality Time
It is a love language, which emphasizes the time that spends together. There’s nothing to do with the qualitative of the time, but the time need to be valuable and worth something: being together and really take the time and pay attention to each other’s thoughts and feelings.
Adjusting into Organization
The boss might come to visit and check on his/her subordinates on how are they doing? How do they feel about their assignments? Do they need any help? Doing so they employees will feel great and encouraged. They will, therefore, able to continue working with great attitude.
Gifts
It is a very common love language for a lot of people. Gift giving whether it is on a special day, as a souvenir from the trip, bake or buying cookies, or even just a simple message on a postcard can make the receiver feel special because they often value the effort that has been put in the gift rather than the gift itself.
Adjusting into Organization
For those who know this kind of love language, when receive the gift are likely to feel worthy and special. They will be encouraged to work more effectively, because they are well treated.
Acts of Service
It is a love language that shows nurturing. Being a service in can be giving someone a drive or cook for someone. Those who know this kind of love language have the value of “action speaks louder than words.”
Adjusting into Organization
People in the organization might give people who value this love language a hand when they need. They will appreciate when someone help them with something whether it’s a help with work or even offer to buy them lunch when they are too busy to go out.
Physical Touch
It is a love language that highlights physical touch as a mediator: holding hands, pad on a shoulder, or a gentle pad on the head. These can make people who value the physical language feel cared. They respond better to the physical communication than words.
Adjusting into Organization
Appropriateness is to be considered, when using this kind of love language in an organization. Here is an example of what we can do in an organization environment: the boss gently pads his subordinate on the shoulder to give him/her a support. Those who know this love language will feel a lot more appreciated.
It doesn’t matter what kind of love language does the sender or the receiver is familiar with. If we all accept each other’s way, the relationship and good environment at the work place are achievable.
