Steve Gisselbrecht on nostr

If you supervise someone, and ESPECIALLY if you supervise someone really good, take this opportunity to ask yourself, "Have I told them lately that they're really good, or pointed out something that they did really well?"

Maybe you do not need this reminder but I sure do, and I've had awesome people that I co-supervised express doubts that made clear that I had just *forgotten* to let them know they were awesome. (There's an understandable default to not worry about what's working well. But.)

Anca · 2w

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq7qec3n8t4z6epyylk7yydsr5pw2fm4jnmnszlskjkfmppjgm5mgs5tw3yy I’ve started to end most working meeting with appreciation of the skills and dedication of the team. This helps with the reminder.

Steve Gisselbrecht · 2w

I should say too that I still VIVIDLY remember the first time a boss said, "Hey, you' worked really hard on that and I appreciate it" and I almost cried, it was such a relief, and I STILL forget to tell people when they're doing well, so that's why I thought it might be useful for other people to be...