Today we’re going to launch your next generation of winners. Your team is a bold mirror of your faith in them, in their ability to invent and investigate proposed ideas, think clearly every time they must make a decision, remain excited and filled with hope for a great future, act with conscience, and cheer each other with the enthusiastic optimism that allows great human development.
Whew.
How do you start your day?
From now on, how about starting with the five best compliments you can pay your people today? Have you ever called someone into your office and had a conversation like this?
“Jill, I want to compliment you on the way you interacted with the team yesterday. I sincerely appreciated the way you were able to be diplomatic as well as stand your ground. You represented us well.”
Why not start today?
- Think of five activities you saw yesterday that make you thankful.
- Compliment the people responsible for them.
Leadership is about amplifying good stuff. This doesn’t have to be hard; it has to be consistent.Let me know how it goes.