How keeping a blog while living in France crystallized my approach to gratitude: noticing the details, treating recognition as a ritual, and making someone else's day good when mine isn't
Thanks for the reminder about recognizing people. Just today, I was in a meeting working through a difficult technical hurdle. At the end of the meeting, one team member stopped us all from hanging up too quickly by sharing his appreciation for the great work another team member was contributing. Then another person chimed in with recognition of someone else on the team. It was a beautiful moment to watch unfold, especially as the person who received the recognition was visibly embarrassed but grateful for the attention. After reading your article, I decided to send a quick slack to the team member who initiated it all and thank him for voicing the kudos. There's never enough recognition!
Thanks for the reminder about recognizing people. Just today, I was in a meeting working through a difficult technical hurdle. At the end of the meeting, one team member stopped us all from hanging up too quickly by sharing his appreciation for the great work another team member was contributing. Then another person chimed in with recognition of someone else on the team. It was a beautiful moment to watch unfold, especially as the person who received the recognition was visibly embarrassed but grateful for the attention. After reading your article, I decided to send a quick slack to the team member who initiated it all and thank him for voicing the kudos. There's never enough recognition!