JANUARY 10

Praise and recognition must be frequent.

EVERY SEVEN DAYS

Research shows that committed employees receive praise and recognition from their immediate supervisor at least once every seven days.

We hear from a lot of supervisors who worry that the activity of praising will lose meaning. In return, we’ll ask: “How often do you tell your wife you love her (your husband you love him)?” They usually answer, “Probably every day.”

We then ask, “What would happen if instead of every day, you just said it once or twice a year. Maybe on their birthday and your anniversary. Would that cut it?”

“Are you kidding?”

“Why not?”

“Because she (he) wants to hear it.” And before the words are out of the managers’ mouths, the light goes on.

As employees, most of us can never receive enough sincere recognition. It never gets old.