by Esther Derby | Aug 24, 2010 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management
Authors note: A recent blog post on Bob Sutton’s Work Matters reminded me of this little piece I wrote a while ago. A simple thank you can make a difference; appreciation builds good will, and reminds people that they are valued as human beings, not just as CPUs...
by Esther Derby | Sep 13, 2006 | The Rest
Mike Kelly has a nice post on diluting the power of appreciation. My experience is that genuine appreciations can transform many situations. A couple of years ago I led a year-long project with a distributed team–no two members were in the same timezone....
by Esther Derby | Mar 4, 2003 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management
Do you notice and appreciate the people you work with? I’m guessing you do notice the small kindnesses, problem-solving, and mutual helpful that support camaraderie and collaboration. But when you do notice, do you tell them? I worked with a team this summer who...
