The poet Maya Angelou said something every leader should commit to memory: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” The wisdom of those words rings true to common experience. How others make us feel is etched deeply into the psyche and burnished into memory.
And let’s not save the idea of sincerely acknowledging people just for within the walls of our organizations - A great leader makes this a way of being in their world by acknowledging people within the organization, their communities, and their home.
Research by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Sciences Research Grant (KAKENHI) show that people perform better after receiving a compliment.
More engaged and better performing people - build a better world.
Yes, that is the reference mentioned. And, as you know, there is of course more to support the benefits of direct recognition and acknowledgment on performance and engagement in many arenas. thank you for your post.
Hello, Mickey, I don’t presently use Twitter, but I can imagine - given Mahomes’s character - he would be demonstrating the level of excellence in leadership we’re all referring to. More of this please!
It’s so important that you don’t wait for an annual review.
This is an in the moment thank you, this is what you contributed towards achieving.
True, Martin.
Don't even wait for the weekly 1on1!
Love the idea of spreading positive gossip.
And let’s not save the idea of sincerely acknowledging people just for within the walls of our organizations - A great leader makes this a way of being in their world by acknowledging people within the organization, their communities, and their home.
Research by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Sciences Research Grant (KAKENHI) show that people perform better after receiving a compliment.
More engaged and better performing people - build a better world.
Thanks for mentioning the research, Kathleen.
This might be the summary you have referenced: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121109111517.htm
Yes, that is the reference mentioned. And, as you know, there is of course more to support the benefits of direct recognition and acknowledgment on performance and engagement in many arenas. thank you for your post.
Good encouragement, Kathleen.
Look at how Patrick Mahomes did that very thing - https://twitter.com/AdmiredLeaders/status/1625866787144323074
Hello, Mickey, I don’t presently use Twitter, but I can imagine - given Mahomes’s character - he would be demonstrating the level of excellence in leadership we’re all referring to. More of this please!
It is simply great feedback practices.
Should be more normal.
Wish the idea of feedback didn't so frequently carry a critical or negative connotation with it.
Many great leadership behaviors are very simple.
Doesn't mean that they are turned into routines.
In this case it ought to be easy to be a top performer... just put it into practice.
So why is it so seldom seen?