Praise is unquestionably a highly effective leadership strategy. Leaders who praise others offer their explicit approval of what has recently been accomplished. Whenever they give praise, leaders reinforce and recognize the achievements they want to see more of. As such, praise is the tool of choice for anyone who wants to elevate performance and drive toward better results.
I worked at a biotech company where the CEO Greg and the CHRO Pete were great at giving encouragement and encouraging the Sr. Executives to provide encouragement over praise. They referred to it as a 'tap on the shoulder'. I even received one once. I got a tap on the shoulder after spending months going through a slew of managers in a very short time period during an acquisition. It helped keep me going until things finally settled down and normalized (a bit).
We took a few minutes to break down this idea with a quick discussion: https://twitter.com/admiredleaders/status/1654102784394907650?s=46&t=qJjlPM23c8XyG3qSZ0D9cQ
I worked at a biotech company where the CEO Greg and the CHRO Pete were great at giving encouragement and encouraging the Sr. Executives to provide encouragement over praise. They referred to it as a 'tap on the shoulder'. I even received one once. I got a tap on the shoulder after spending months going through a slew of managers in a very short time period during an acquisition. It helped keep me going until things finally settled down and normalized (a bit).