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Building a world class engineering team - Retain the best

• mkramlich 16y ago
  His "praise publicly" item has a dark side to it though: it can hurt the morale of all the other employees who were not praised, and yet felt they were doing great work too. Multiply this effect by the number of people you have, and how frequently this happens, and the ratio of praised to non-praised. Giving praise in private, one-on-one between a boss and his report, or between two peers, can yield some of the same benefit, but with less of the downside, compared to doing so in public or in a company-wide setting.
  • ryanwaggoner 16y ago
    Disagree. Criticize in private, praise in public. If other people have really been busting their ass and aren't getting the recognition they deserve, maybe it's just because you're not paying attention. And if their feelings are hurt because they didn't get recognition but it's because they didn't really contribute that much, maybe it's best they move on.
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