Feedback is Motivation
It’s crucial for leaders to provide their people with feedback. Not only is it important in helping them improve, but feedback is a powerful motivational tool as well. Here is an excerpt from a great post I came across titled Using Feedback to Motivate Staff:
Unfortunately, we do not seem to be able to fully sustain our internal sense of value without the occasional external reinforcement. You may have noticed that some people require a lot more validation than others. We can call that external validation – Recognition. Effective positive feedback is meant to fulfill that internal sense of value. In this case, feedback demonstrates interest, reinforces desirable behaviors and redirects undesirable or misdirected behaviors. With this understanding, it becomes easier to see the value in providing feedback that is Relevant, Specific, Timely, Valuable, and Accurate.
Constructive feedback can be that extra little push that turns someone into a high performer and pushes your high performers to keep up the great work. Check out the rest of the post on Are you Ready to Feedback?
