On Being More Appreciative
Have you ever written a testimonial for someone? Or Have you ever Endorsed someone on LinkedIn? If you have then it is very nice of you and I want to thank you for doing so for whomever you did. I realized that in our daily lives we do a poor job appreciating people whom we meet everyday. I don't blame anybody but try to write few paragraphs about somebody. And it will not be so easy unless you are doing on a daily basis. Now try same thing with some other person and some another person. It is really hard to come up with different expressive words every time reflecting a person's identity. If you want to experiment then try to ask somebody to tell a few words about some person X. See how long it takes before they stop. Ask same thing about person Y. As a leader it is very important to know key strengths and weaknesses of your team. And knowing is also not enough, expressing is also crucial. It boosts morale of th...