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How New Managers Can Praise Their Team Effectively
Episode 43 of New Manager Conversations tackles a subtle challenge: giving praise that actually motivates. Lucas and Luna explore why generic 'good job' doesn't land, and how specificity, timing, and audience matter. They break down the science of effective recognition using a real example from a study of 1,200 software engineers at Microsoft, where the most-valued feedback was tied to a specific behavior and its impact on the team or customer. The hosts discuss the '5-to-1 ratio' from marital psychology applied to management, and why public vs. private praise depends…
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