tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63407050542013524612024-03-05T00:08:45.382-08:00Letters Thank YouMarias Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08536419457789728448noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340705054201352461.post-6189789451338412002008-10-23T04:14:00.001-07:002008-11-06T16:42:34.502-08:00Praising the individual for a job well done<center><br /><a href="http://www.mb01.com/lnk.asp?o=1759&c=26310&a=28404"><IMG SRC="http://www.mb01.com/getimage.asp?m=932&o=1759&i=26310.dat" width=400 height=60 border=0></a><br /></center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmVMa8MMr9SLtuUBGQ4GYoM7qU4UeSsTUCavW2i2zQisxtKVJre2-6LRB2ijKUCikbta0yopa0wJQtw_6LIs0vgnJ_bkHPhXkajAJamEk49FD7OcAPPxzLClX_5WSylCJ5WI0WPNt-xA/s1600-h/012108_1935_lettersneig1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmVMa8MMr9SLtuUBGQ4GYoM7qU4UeSsTUCavW2i2zQisxtKVJre2-6LRB2ijKUCikbta0yopa0wJQtw_6LIs0vgnJ_bkHPhXkajAJamEk49FD7OcAPPxzLClX_5WSylCJ5WI0WPNt-xA/s320/012108_1935_lettersneig1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260307701624559570" border="0" /></a>While any sensible person knows that praising the individual for a job well done, like everything else, should be used in moderation, there are some managers who interpret this sterling principle as meaning that it should be meted out like gold-dust and never, ever in writing. It's to be hoped, reader, that you're not one of them.<br />Provided one sticks like glue to the maxim, 'praise where praise is due, a carefully worded commendation is one of the finest weapons in the management armoury; it raises morale ten-fold - and, even more important, fans that proverbial fire in the belly, motivating the recipient to take on bigger and better things.<br /><br />One useful tip to bear in mind is that, for full effect, a written commendation should always take the form of a personal letter to the individual concerned - an internal memo, being so commonplace in the daily round, lacks impact and tends to cheapen the exercise.<br /><br><br><br /><a href="http://oksaa.com">Popular Electronics</a>Marias Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08536419457789728448noreply@blogger.com1