What's 200 metres?

….Yes, yes, 200 x 100cm (I wasn't being literal! ) 😂

When I saw the invitation to nominate people as Commonwealth Games 🏅baton bearers I quickly ⌚ nominated 3 - simply 100 words each about their contribution to their community.

.....Then it felt great - UNTIL my unhelpful internal voice piped up: ‘What if they were uncomfortable being nominated or with 200m🏃?!’

WHO DO YOU APPRECIATE?

Appreciating others is uplifting - quite the opposite of most daily news 📖!

Do you ask yourself ‘How do I show my team my appreciation?’

AND DO YOU FEEL APPRECIATED?

We don’t need a nomination, but recognition can have the most amazing impact. We can all give it ....AND often then receiving a reciprocated gesture 🏆.

Gestures ....but what when giving them isn’t obvious, easy - or an unhelpful internal voice pipes up? 🙈

Like habit-forming, it's little and often...

HERE ARE 5 SIMPLE WAYS:

👉 Pointing out their strengths and planting seeds 🌱 of how to harness them

👉 Broadcasting their success wider than the immediate team, specifying their role

👉 Offering a star⭐ performer external coaching/learning to overcome fears/hurdles

👉 Getting them to present 💻 a recent project, process or learning experience to the team

👉 Takeaway coffee with ‘thank you for / well done on...’ written ✍ on the side

OR... even easier, get me to do it for you – just message 📩 me and I'll send something by post!

AND IT BOOMERANGS – giving can easily prompt getting some back!

It doesn’t take 200 metres to recognise going the extra mile – but it ALWAYS means far more than numbers! 💥

If you or your team want to learn how to use recognition and appreciation techniques, get in touch!

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