Coaching practices for 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 Good Work This Quarter Instead of Landing in the Moment When it Actually Would Have Meant Something

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• 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
• When someone does something genuinely great I just toss off a "nice work" and move on, and it barely registers
• 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
• My praise is all vague "nice work, good stuff" while every critique I give is razor-specific
• Something genuinely good happens and I just sit on it

Practices that may help

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. Make praise as specific as criticism
   Vague praise is nearly worthless; name exactly what was good and why.
   Radical Candor, Made Practical
5. Share positive experiences with others to amplify them
   Tell someone about a good experience while it is still fresh — social sharing multiplies the positive emotion.
   Savoring the Moment, Made Practical
6. Give feedback in the moment, not stockpiled for reviews
   Feedback accumulated for a periodic review arrives late and in bulk — neither helps.
   The Feedback Sandwich: Why It Doesn’t Work and What to Do Instead
7. Share one good thing with another person
   Tell one person about a good thing that happened — sharing amplifies the positive experience and builds connection.
   Three Good Things: The Evidence-Based Gratitude Practice
8. Give recognition generously and specifically
   Call out others’ contributions publicly, specifically, and without claiming credit for yourself.
   Give and Take: The Giver Advantage
9. Integrate what peak experiences reveal
   Write immediately after a peak experience to preserve and act on the clarity it gave you.
   Peak Experiences and Self-Actualization
10. Document experiences as you complete them
    Write, photograph, or record completed items in enough detail to access the memory later — the memory is part of the value.
    The Bucket List Method

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