𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐑&𝐑.

Not rest and relaxation. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 .

Research shows respect is even more critical than recognition. A
Harvard Business Review survey of 20,000 people found that 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟
𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 , 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 , 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ,
𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 , 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 (HBR, 𝑇𝘩𝑒
𝑀𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝐼𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝘩𝑖𝑝 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 , 2014).

But recognition strengthens the effect. Gallup found that 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨
𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲
𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 (Gallup, 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 ,
2017). Together, these studies show that 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞
𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 , 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬
𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 . Protect focus time and avoid
unnecessary tasks.

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 . Listen fully before responding, even when you
disagree.

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 . A quick, genuine thank -you tied to a
concrete action is far more powerful than a generic “good job.”

𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 . Some people value public
acknowledgment, while others prefer a private thank -you. Match the
recognition to what makes your people feel most comfortable and
valued.

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 . 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 . 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫
𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞
𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 .

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬
𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫
𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ?