Effective praise is a skill set that must be learned like any other. As leaders we often find ourselves spending and inordinate amount of time identifying what is wrong, identifying mistakes, and concentrating on errors. Effective leaders look for opportunities to find people doing things right and offer them the encouragement they need to keep on doing things right. According to Dr. Ben Bissell there are five things a leader can do to insure their statements of praise are effective. How ever you elect to reinforce others it is important that you do so on a regular basis. Previous posts in the series:
Fostering Responsibility: Becoming a Great Leader #4 Reining in Rule Breakers: Becoming a Great Leader #3 Motivating Others: Becoming a Great Leader #2 Becoming a Great Leader
Reg Adkins writes on behavior and the human experience at (elementaltruths.blogspot.com).
