November 8: Avoid Blanket Praise đ
âGood job, everyone!â might seem like a win, but itâs junk food for your teamâs motivation. Go deeperâgive specific recognition to individuals for their real contributions. đ
Blanket praise like âGood job, teamâ is the junk food of recognitionâeasy to hand out, but not very nourishing.
Generic praise feels cheap. If you want your recognition to have real value, avoid blanket statements and dig into the specifics of what someone did well.
Take Action: The next time you feel the urge to say âgood job, everyone,â stop and single out one or two specific actions you noticed during the project. Be detailed.