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Stop Making Gratitude All About You

Stop Making Gratitude All About You

There are two ways to express recognition: one that is self-centered (“Thank you for the benefits that your work brought me”); the other—much more motivating for the recipient—is centered on the other (“Your efforts are remarkable!”).

Author(s): Heidi Grant

Publisher: Harvard Business Review

Date of publication: 2016

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Synopsis

This article is one of the sources used in Manageris’ synopses:

Expressing gratitude at work

Expressing gratitude at work

Making staff feel valued is a demonstrated factor of engagement and performance at work, which managers however tend to underuse. How can you transform acknowledgement into an opportunity to differentiate?
297b – Synopsis (8p.) Motivation