Episode 24
The Power of Praise and Recognition
In this episode Sabine and Heather talk about The Power of Praise and Recognition. Organizations that effectively praise and recognize people on a regular basis see a measurable impact on their bottom line. In this episode they dig into the art of effectively praising and recognizing individuals that goes beyond just saying “good job.” They also discuss the most effective ratio of praise to critical feedback and highlight the fact that there is, indeed, such a thing as too much praise.
Listen to this episode and hear much more about the art and science of effective praise and recognition.
Highlights
01:33 - Did you know that studies show in the past few years 65% of American workers reported receiving no recognition for good work.
05:40 - Praise and recognition has a direct impact on the bottom line productivity and increases measurably in organizations that regularly and effectively praise, recognize and encourage in the workplace.
06:45 - “You are doing a great job, nice job” some people need that to keep themselves going and to help themselves feel well and to give them the confidence they need to move forward.
14:12 - I keep a daily and weekly checklist of the things that I need to do everyday that are important to me but one of the things for the end of the week, I have a box for thank yous. I wanted to make sure that I'm picking one person every week to send a thank you.
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