Giving praise at work is an important part of being a manager. It’s also simply part of being a coworker. But the details of how to give praise are often overlooked: be specific, don’t over praise, praise minor accomplishments (or obscure ones) as well as major feats, and praise behind someone’s back as well as in front of. Here’s my favorite: don’t damn with faint praise. As the director of my high school choir once said to me, “When you started with us, you couldn’t sing your way out of a bucket. And look at you now.” Gee, thanks!
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