Does harnessing the power of recognition help boost your team performance?
Yes it does.
That's the conclusion drawn from a year-long survey conducted by journalist Janice Kaplan. 90% of people surveyed said that a grateful boss was more likely to be successful.
For instance, throughout his tenure, Doug Conant ex-CEO of the Campbell Soup Company, sent more than 30,000 handwritten thank you notes. When Conant was in hospital recovering from a serious car accident, employees across the globe reciprocated his acts of recognition by sending him get-well notes.
Showing appreciation is part of a leader's job, “...but recognising it, saying thank you, letting them know that it wasn't for nought really can go a very far way,” says Kaplan.
Source: Businessinsider
Call to Action
In 2014, Mark Zuckerberg challenged himself to write a thank-you not everyday.
Is that a challenge worth undertaking?
