Marathon Maniac #957
For the managers, the question was "I make a habit of catching my people doing something right and spontaneously offering praise." I used a standard Likert scale of 1-6, with 1 meaning "Strongly disagree" and 6 meaning "Strongly agree." Managers, no matter what client I administered the instrument with, answered on average 5.5. They thought they were very strong at this. When I administered this to their subordinates, the question was worded, "My manager makes it a habit to catch me doing something right and spontaneously praising me." The subordinates scored this question at about 1.5. The gap of FOUR was the largest in the entire survey. And it seems to be true in my observation and facilitation of the issue of informal reward and recognition. Managers tend to believe they do a great job of it, but the people who most need this reinforcement are convinced they aren't getting enough of it.
Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."
Using this analogy, not in the workplace, but in the homefront, this is GOLD in terms of parenting advice. Maybe even marital advice, too.
Mr. Chip & Mizz Rizzo
~Mary
"My sunshine doesn't come from the skies,It comes from the love in my dog's eyes."
~unknown
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"So, how do you determine your resting heart rate and what you max, etc. should be?"
"Some are the strong, silent type. You can't put your finger on exactly what it is they bring to the table until you run without them and then you realize that their steadiness fills a hole that leaks energy in their absence." - Kristin Armstrong
"Champions are everywhere; all you need is to train them properly..." ~Arthur Lydiard
"During a marathon, I run about two-thirds of the time. That's plenty." - Margaret Davis, 85 Ed Whitlock regarding his 2:54:48 marathon at age 73, "That was a good day. It was never a struggle."
Holly, I think you are thinking of "madames" instead of mistresses.
I find I have to look at my post from all angles in order to prevent baiting Dark Horse, which is ridiculously easy to do.
They are/were talking about creating a masters forum. I might post a note saying I think it would be a good idea. Off hand I think that would be a good idea. This group is not that easy to find. I know that I found the CR B&B forum by accident and doubt I would have found this one were it not for Holly S.
Hill Runner
Good Morning! I don’t really know what to call us now. Are we still “Boomers?” Or are we now “Runnersahead?” Or would that be “Runneraheaders?”
Upcoming Races:
Boston Marathon, Boston,MA 04/15/13Grandfather Mountain Marathon,Boone NC 07/14/13Thunder Road Marathon, Charlotte NC 11/13
10.5 miles in sleet.
..nothing takes the place of persistence.....
Tammy