Managing When: You Want To Offer Praise

What do you say when you see an employee do a great job? A simple, “great work” or “way to go” doesn’t offer the reinforcement and encouragement you might expect. This video presents different ways a supervisor should praise employees. This course details why, when, and how to properly offer praise to workers in a manner that encourages and motivates. This course is part of the Managing When series on workplace communication. Use the courses in this series to help solve specific workplace issues, whether you are a manager remediating a situation or an individual trying to deal with a problem.