Give Praise Publicly and Privately.
The place to start when it comes to rewarding others is with your praise. You cannot praise too much. Billy Hornsby, EQUIP's European coordinator, advised, "It's okay to let those you lead outshine you, for if they shine brightly enough, they reflect positively on you."
The more important the "audience" hearing the praise to the people receiving it, the more valuable it is. But I want to suggest that before you praise people publicly, first praise them privately. Doing that gives what you say integrity; people know you're not just trying to manipulate them by saying something kind. Besides, most of the time when people are praised privately, inside they wish others were there to hear it. If you praise privately first and then do it publicly, it is doubly important because it fulfills the longing they had for others to hear it.
The more important the "audience" hearing the praise to the people receiving it, the more valuable it is. But I want to suggest that before you praise people publicly, first praise them privately. Doing that gives what you say integrity; people know you're not just trying to manipulate them by saying something kind. Besides, most of the time when people are praised privately, inside they wish others were there to hear it. If you praise privately first and then do it publicly, it is doubly important because it fulfills the longing they had for others to hear it.
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