One of the deepest desires of human beings is the desire to be appreciated. The feeling of being unwanted is hurtful. Sincere appreciation is one of the greatest gifts on can give to another person. It makes a person feel important. It can be a great motivator. The desire to feel important is one of the greatest cravings of any human being.
A lesson that bosses of today need to learn and appreciate it as a matter of fact.
Think about this for a minute. When you, as a business head, hire someone to do a job, and delegate the responsibility to make business decisions, you must trust this person that he/she will make the right choices in the best interest of the company. However, if you hire someone in a managing role and then undermine each and every decision made, you are ultimately setting this person up for failure.
The idea should be to allow room to explore new options, to make decisions within certain boundaries, to suggest improvements, to spread their wings and to ultimately, feel like they are respected in their role.
One needs to forget flattery, give honest, sincere appreciation. The difference between apprication and flattery is sincerity. Appreciation must be specific, immediate, and sincere.
By books if you ask the conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work.
I apologize if you find it very heavy duty, but the thing is we fail to Enjoy the Coffee with peers !!!
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