"We increase whatever we praise. The whole creation responds to praise, and is glad."
Charles Fillmore
19th Century Religious Philosopher
19th Century Religious Philosopher
"The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism."
Norman Vincent Peale
20th Century Preacher/Author
20th Century Preacher/Author
Another case of seemingly dueling quotes; this time regarding the role of praise, both coming from religious people.
I've struggled with this in my career sometimes criticized by those who worked for me as not giving enough praise. In each case I thought a lot about the situation sometimes agreeing that I could have done more but more often than not feeling as Mr. Peale apparently did. Circumstances simply did not justify what would have at best been a false compliment.
How do you handle this?
I've struggled with this in my career sometimes criticized by those who worked for me as not giving enough praise. In each case I thought a lot about the situation sometimes agreeing that I could have done more but more often than not feeling as Mr. Peale apparently did. Circumstances simply did not justify what would have at best been a false compliment.
How do you handle this?
Fillmore said, "We increase whatever we praise." So logically if you praise sub standard performance you get more sub standard performance.
ReplyDeletePraise is a tough thing to do well. Most will know when it is not deserved as well as when it is and the manager who should withhold or give it needs to recognize this as well.
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