In Praise of Praise: 5 Ways to Enhance the Power of Your Appreciation
RapidStart Leadership Podcast
English - August 11, 2021 20:00 - 5 minutes - 4.02 MBManagement Business Education Self-Improvement leadership management teambuilding teamwork personal development problem solving inspiring communicating new leader supervisor Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
There’s a tool sitting on our leadership work bench that often goes neglected. Yet it has the power to increase our team’s efforts, raise their spirits, and improve performance. As a bonus, it takes very little time, is easy to use, costs almost nothing, and comes in unlimited supply. What is it, you may ask? It’s praise, and today we’ll talk about five ways you can give praise that motivates, inspires, and possibly even changes lives.
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Prefer to read? Here’s the full post: In Praise of Praise: 5 Ways to Enhance the Power of Your AppreciationThe longer we wait to praise, the less meaning it hasSaying, “Good job” is not enough. Praise is more impactful if it is specific; when we can say specifically what was noteworthy, we increase the chance that the person will do it again.Praise that comes through the chain of command reinforces that chain and strengthens cultural values at the same time.Quotable:
“Praise it has the power to increase our team’s efforts, raise their spirits, and improve performance. As a bonus, it takes very little time, is easy to use, costs almost nothing, and comes in unlimited supply.” - Ken Downer
“Putting praise in ink enhances its value and impact.” - Ken Downer
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