Validation

Recently I viewed a great video on Youtube.  It was about validation.  I watched the video thinking how powerful the concept is and how it is relevant in many aspects of our lives.  After thinking about the workplace impact, I realized that managers and team members play a huge part in building team morale and empowerment simply by applying affirmations in their words.  Many times we deal with our fellow employees in a way that is always leading us to take a defensive stance because many times we are planning CYA in advance.  Especially in a difficult job market.  This erodes our opportunity to work to build stronger and more effective teams.

This becomes very apparent during performance and annual reviews.  During these sessions, it would be imperative to provide validation with positive constructive criticism to position an employee for future growth.  I’ve seen many times that these sessions turn manager and employee into a defensive situation where the employee feels that he/she needs to justify their existence.  And while that might be necessary in the end, but by delivering the news in the most effective manner the employee will be better positioned to receive it.

Please go ahead and see what you think of this video for yourself:

Validation

Jack Frost

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