 And those four words, I am very grateful, can light a fire under your employees. In this study, the people who heard that made an impressive 50 more phone calls the following week. The study concluded that when people in power express gratitude, people perform better and everyone wins. Brian VanMiller, CBS News. When you want to be informed, there's only one station to turn to. Talk Radio 98.5 and 1240 WRTA.