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March 8, 2005

Thank You, Again

The best boss I ever had was one that came around on a weekly basis and delivered a simply Thank You” or I appreciate your efforts this week, you really moved us forward. In 15 years of MBA training, we all have learned how to prioritize, demand excellence, plan everything out and push people to the limits. But, we have forgotten about the most important task of being human, appreciation. Of course, we thank people when they perform Moses type work but it’s the day by day tasks that really matters. Unfortunately, many managers think its a sign of weakness or that the employee will use the act against them during the review or we don’t have time anymore. I would ask everyone to track their Things Done Wrong statements/actions and compare that to their Things Done Right statements/actions. Successful organizations understand that the 80-20 rule applies here and the 80 should be on the latter

Posted by Todd at March 8, 2005 4:51 PM