Practice Advantage

Quick Hitter - Gratitude: A Leadership Superpower with Dr. Manning

Episode Summary

In this quick hitter episode, Dr. Manning shares his thoughts on gratitude as a leadership skill in managing and developing people.

Episode Notes

Gratitude is a critical skill for leaders managing people. Leaders that express gratitude on a regular basis have dramatic impacts on their culture, their people, and their business's performance. 

Key Takeaways:

1. Gratitude and thankfulness are two separate concepts but are similar expressions of deep appreciation for a person, an action, or thing.
2. Leaders who express gratitude are more effective, efficient, and create more productive teams.
3. Studies show that 80% employees would work harder if they knew they were working for an appreciative boss.
4. Personal ways to increase gratitude:
   1. Send notes of gratitude
   2. Keep a gratitude journal or at least a list gratitude
   3. Take the time to reflect on the things you are grateful for
5. Ways to get great at gratitude:
   1. Be grateful for your people, not just their performance
   2. Customize it to your people
   3. Be specific
   4. Be authentic

References:

1. Research Reveals 3 Reasons Why Gratitude Is An Important Leadership Quality
2. How to Express More Gratitude at Work & Why Gratitude in Leadership is Important
3. Research: More Powerful People Express Less Gratitude

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