Praising is a management skill that is simple, inexpensive, and inexhaustible. Praise rewards when reward is due. It builds a feeling of goodwill and motivation. It provides positive encouragement to continue good practice and creative endeavour. It has a ripple effect, providing deserved acknowledgement for the person who is performing well, and conveying to an entire staff that good work will be recognised. But it is important that the right kind of praise be given in the right way, at the right time, and for the right reasons… 1. Find something to praise in every staff member. If a compliment can boost the spirit, lack of one from important people can hurt for a long time. People need praise. If you look hard enough, you’ll catch even your borderline employees doing something right. Compliment them on that action right there and then. If you get into the habit of doing that, [...]