5 Things Good Bosses Avoid Overdoing

<p>&ldquo;You guys are amazing.&nbsp;<em>Great</em>&nbsp;job today.&rdquo;</p> <p>The more you hear this, the less it means, especially if you are just doing what is expected.</p> <p>Too much praise for people performing in expected ways leads to&nbsp;<em>praiseflation&nbsp;</em>or the devaluing of your praise as a leader.</p> <p>But this doesn&rsquo;t mean you&nbsp;<em>shouldn&rsquo;t&nbsp;</em>praise. Praise commensurate with effort, especially above-and-beyond effort, is always warranted as people&nbsp;<em>should&nbsp;</em>be recognized and appreciated.</p> <p>As someone who has studied and practiced leadership for many years in military, business, and volunteer settings, I&rsquo;ve seen a few things like&nbsp;<em>praise</em>&nbsp;that bosses can easily overdo.</p> <p>Here they are.</p> <h2>1. The Humble Thing.</h2> <p>You truly can&rsquo;t lead well without&nbsp;<em>genuine</em>&nbsp;humility because a lack of it stagnates growth, learning, and adaptation.</p> <p>But humility should never morph into prostrating oneself on the faux pitiful altar of ignorance so you arrogantly feel good that you listened to the &ldquo;little guy.&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/the-mightier-pen/5-things-good-bosses-avoid-overdoing-9b6e8f08212a"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>
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