Why Appreciation Matters so Much

Tony Schwartz, of The Energy Project, wrote a great blog post about appreciation:

http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2012/01/why-appreciation-matters-so-mu.html

I've been trying to increase the frequency of real heartfelt appreciation to my project teams, and I think I'm having some success.

A breakthrough today happened when a team member reached out to a technician who is not on our core team with a heartfelt massage of appreciation.  Only good things have come form both my and my team's efforts to voice our appreciation of those we work with.

I highly recommend Tony, his HBR post, and frequent messages to your team voicing heartfelt appreciation.