Research about how we praise each other.

1. Praise

2. Question # 1
What does praise mean?

3. https://www.google.com/#q=praise

4. To motivate, praise should be
 truthful.
 specific.
 immediate / spontaneous.
 unexpected.
 focused on process – not on talent / ability.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/making-sure-your-praise-effective
https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2017/oct/18/well-done-a-guide-to-using-praise-effectively-in-the-classroom

5. Question # 2
How do we praise each other
for results?

6. Thank you. Great job. I really appreciated your work
on that project.
These words take less than 10 seconds to say.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2013/02/09/in-praise-of-praise/

7. For a player - for any human being - there is
nothing better than hearing “Well done.”
http://hbr.org/2013/10/fergusons-formula/ar/4
Sir Alex Ferguson

8. Praise needs to be specific and related to learning goals
that the person has defined.
Giving specific praise helps the person become more reflective about her
learning. She recognizes that if she mirrors this specific positive feedback
later, she will improve the quality of her work.
https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2017/oct/18/well-done-a-guide-to-using-praise-effectively-in-the-classroom

9. At your next meeting, see if you can find someone
to praise for
 coming up with great ideas.
 trying out something new.
Paul Sloane
http://www.destination-innovation.com/leadership-tip-change-the-corporate-culture-with-well-directed-praise/

10. People reported that they wanted to be involved,
that they wanted to participate, and that
recognition of their ideas was a reward.
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/2011-winter/52210/the-5-myths-of-innovation/

11. Make it a daily practice to shoot for a 5-to-1 ratio:
Five positive voices for every negative voice.
To do that, look for the positive.
https://hbr.org/2016/12/silence-the-critical-voices-in-your-head

12. Managers see themselves as effective when they criticize
people. However, managers are seen as effective
when they praise people.
https://hbr.org/2017/05/why-do-so-many-managers-avoid-giving-praise

13. Question # 3
How can we praise each other
for the effort?

14. To help people focus on learning and improving themselves,
give praise for effort and for strategies people use to reach
their goals.
http://behavioralscientist.org/the-praise-paradox/

15. Teachers should use praise to recognise effort, engagement,
improvement, perseverance, and resilience in seeking
to overcome difficulty - regardless of the intellectual starting
point of people.
By praising people for demonstrating real effort, teachers raise their
benchmark for quality.
https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2017/oct/18/well-done-a-guide-to-using-praise-effectively-in-the-classroom

16. Writing handwritten notes may seem like a waste of
time. But in my experience, they build goodwill and
lead to higher productivity.
Sources
http://youtu.be/9buGE_vKxcc
https://hbr.org/2011/02/secrets-of-positive-feedback
Douglas R. Conant

17. Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo, sends the spouses
of her top team handwritten thank-you letters.
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/organization/increasing_the_meaning_quotient_of_work

18. When children are praised for the process they
engage in, for example their hard work and their
focus, they remain motivated learners.
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2015/april/dweck-kids-potential-042915.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhxcFGuKOys minute 9.

19. Research shows that when people are not thanked
for their help, their future rates of helping are
immediately cut in half.
https://hbr.org/2016/06/stop-making-gratitude-all-about-you