Go Forth and Be Grateful
When it comes to management theory, there’s the Donald Trump School of Management, the School of Love, Meditation, and Crystals, and then there’s the School of What Really Happens when the Rubber Meets the Road. We try to do the right thing, and generally that means following some form of The Golden Rule. Tom Cox, a consultant who coaches CEOs on how to boost performance by building workplace trust, suggests this practical, if often overlooked, advice: gratitude.
“When you feel a sense of gratitude, your blood pressure drops and your heart lifts. Other people start being nicer to you — because you give off a better vibe.
If that’s not enough — if feeling good and getting healthier aren’t quite sufficient rewards to stir you — here’s a highly pragmatic reason: bosses (and parents and spouses) who express gratitude sincerely, frequently and effectively, are much better able to get what they want.”
To read the entire blog post on how Tom coached a manager to express his gratitude to his staff using a simple formula, CLICK HERE. And, if you plan to print it and put it on your boss’s desk, be sure to wear gloves. It’s always the fingerprints, my friend, that do you in. Who knew they could get prints from copy paper? Not me.
— Mel White
http://www.linkedin.com/in/melmwhite
mel@classicexhibits.com
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