itsasecret Wrote:
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> I don't want much praise or attention in general
> but I worked for a guy once who every once in
> awhile would tell me, "You're dynamite!" and that
> would carry me for six months or more....he
> just had a sense for letting me know I was
> appreciated just often enough that I never had to
> wonder how I was doing.
> Sad for someone to go 25 years without a pat on
> the back or sign of appreciation.
After having bosses that could keep me motivated and inspired with just a few timely comments of positive recognition as well as bosses that took me for granted no matter how hard I worked, I always made it a point each day to thank my staff for their efforts when I became a boss. I scheduled time to touch base individually with each of them even if only for a few moments each week. Years later, I still am in contact with many of my former employees who have expressed to me how much that meant to them. Many of them have since become terrific leaders of effective teams.
There are more than a few so-called managers that need to bone up on the basics. So many times on surveys given to employees about how they rate their satisfaction levels with their jobs, money is not the top factor. Appreciation outweighs the cash again and again.
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