Coaching practices for Giving Recognition at Work

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• When something goes well I tend to quietly absorb the credit or just say "great team effort," and I never actually name who did what
• I tossed off a "great work" to someone and watched it land flat, because we both knew I hadn’t really looked at what they did
• When someone does something genuinely great I just toss off a "nice work" and move on, and it barely registers
• People around me do helpful things all the time and I feel the appreciation but it just stays in my head
• When someone does something genuinely great I tend to file it away to mention at their review, and by the time it comes around it’s gone cold and vague

Practices that may help

1. Give recognition generously and specifically
   Call out others’ contributions publicly, specifically, and without claiming credit for yourself.
   Give and Take: The Giver Advantage
2. Give recognition that names the person’s specific effort, not just the outcome
   Generic praise signals you were not paying attention; specific recognition proves you were.
   Caring Personally: The Foundation of Radical Candor
3. Use SBI for positive feedback, not just correction
   Name the situation, behavior, and impact when someone does something right.
   The SBI Feedback Model, Made Practical
4. Practice micro gratitude visits for smaller acknowledgments
   For everyday appreciation, develop a habit of specific, direct acknowledgment in the moment.
   The Gratitude Visit: Telling Someone They Mattered
5. One-minute praisings: specific, immediate, genuine
   Praise that names the exact behavior immediately after it occurs reinforces that behavior far more effectively than delayed or generic recognition.
   The One Minute Manager: Three Practices That Still Work
6. Pair token reinforcement with social reinforcement
   Public acknowledgment and social recognition amplify the motivating effect of token systems beyond what tokens alone provide.
   Contingency Management and Token Economies
7. Micro-celebration ritual for others' wins
   Create a brief, sincere celebration response whenever someone shares good news.
   Mudita: How to Cultivate Sympathetic Joy
8. Practice owning your contribution in group settings
   In team debrief or credit-distribution conversations, name your specific contribution before someone else summarizes it away.
   Impostor Phenomenon, Made Practical
9. Express specific gratitude for acts of moral virtue you witness
   Name and thank the specific virtuous acts of people around you — not just their kindness toward you.
   Elevation: The Emotion That Lifts You
10. Thank your past self for showing up
    Look back at a completed behavior or commitment and acknowledge your past self for doing it.
    Celebrating Small Wins

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