12. Gain Initial Consent To Share Praise First, seek permission. Tell the employee that you have some words of encouragement or praise to share with them and check to see if they’d like to hear it.

Ask. When you’re certain you know the employee’s preferences, proceed. And make sure you’re specific about what you’re praising the employee for. General praise leads to general malaise. 2.

Just choose a different person to praise each day. If you want Achor’s full 23-minute morning routine for a more positive brain that, he says, will raise your performance level, I wrote this ...