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Evaluation and rewards can disempower when they are at odds with the direction of needed change.
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108 |
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Listening rewards the giver’s effort in taking the time to give you feedback, and it leaves them feeling reassured that they have been clear.
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240 |
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…there are significant life rewards for being willing to test out feedback even when you’re not sure it’s right, or even pretty sure it’s wrong.
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265 |
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…the association between working hard and reward can be learned.
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240 |
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If we aren’t careful, we can wind up treating people at work like dogs: Rewarding those who heap unthinking unconditional admiration upon us.
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82 |
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…the feeling of going deep is in itself very rewarding. Our minds like this challenge, regardless of the subject.
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85 |
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We need to be looking for bright spots – however tiny! – and rewarding them.
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252 |
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Studies show that people actually become less interested in tasks when they are externally rewarded.
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68 |
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Real rewards, the kind that help us sustain commitment, engagement, and happiness, come from within us.
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68 |
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Doing meaningful work is rewarding in itself, and we are willing to do more work for less pay when we feel our work has some sort of purpose, no matter how small.
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