He runs his own business in a suburban area of the city. He has been inviting me to his office for four months. So, I was waiting for him in the reception area. Till he arrived, I had a look at some remarkable photographs of his business projects. He is an exporter and he sends cardamom, rice and many more items to many countries. Within ten minutes he appeared and took me to his room.
He was speaking more about his business. Suddenly, one of his employees came inside and stretched some papers. Immediately he rose up after examining those papers and told him, “Well done my boy. You did it. I am absolutely delighted that you have perfected this job in the shortest time. Keep up your good work.”
The work must be appreciated. There is no second opinion on that. Yet, why did he get up, shake his hands and hug? I was surprised. Exactly, after twenty minutes, another employee came and submitted some papers. After viewing those papers, his facial expression notified me that something wrong in those papers yet, he did not scold or shout. In a considerate manner, he pointed out the lapse and directed him to correct. I was surprised again.
I raised my doubts with him. He said, “I always appreciate them exceptionally well whenever they accomplish any genuine work. It gives more strength for them to enhance their ability and at the same time, I don’t pretend in front of them. I am always lavish on praising someone’s good job. The reason behind this is, I had a painful experience when I was in an organisation fifteen years ago. There was a person who was my superior. He didn’t know how one’s work should be complimented. I have never seen him praising someone for his/her good work in my three-year service over there. At the same time, if anybody had made errors, he would shout at them; scold at them in a wrong manner. So, the organisation lost many able employees because of his poor treatment to others.
Many of us believe the subordinates will execute wonderful work if they get scolded every day. No, that’s wrong. In my opinion, you can scold, but the same amount of praising should be there for good works of them. On the other hand, if you are intelligent only on scolding, then people will leave you soon. Undoubtedly, I learned some lessons from my previous employer. My experience describes me quite frequently that we can learn lessons from others’ mistakes too.
I spent years in management, and fully agree.
Thank you very much.
Simple post with valuable lesson.
it is very simple give and take thing.Spread positivity and you will get it back.
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Yes surely we have to learn from others whether good or bad, at least as do’s and donts, our own life can’t teach us everything. This is a good post.
Thank you very much for your encouragement.
Love the comment “Praising shoud be there for good works of them”…..Praising you today!
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Great story and love this line….”Praising should be there for good works of them”
So true… We need to Praise more. Singing praises to you this morning.
Came across your blog and adored all your writings, especially this one. A good leader understands which of their subordinates works well with the so-called tough love and which one does not 🙂 Anyway, hi from a new follower!
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I was taught early to praise in public and reprimand in private. I always got the most out of my subordinates by teaching them rather than screaming at them. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe.
That’s right. Thank you for reading.
Good attitude !
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A wise man indeed. Good read. I particularly liked this post.
I am glad that you liked it.
We flourish when praised and wither when scolded. But constructive criticism is necessary for growth. I enjoyed this story!
I appreciate your view on this. Thanks for reading.
Absolutely agree, Murali! The same goes for teachers and students or parents and children. Take care. Cheryl
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No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. Very good message Sir.
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My pleasure, Sir
It’s lovely lines
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