When someone gets compliment on something they are doing good, they try to perfect it. For example, if an engineer writing a good Pull Request description 80% of the time, compliment on how they care about doing these things that bring clarity and thank them. You’ll see that they will start doing it 100% of the time. Compliments help perfect someone’s occasionally good behavior. A small tip: don’t compliment on the behavior, but on the trait. Be genuine and find compliments the person will live up to. Don’t exploit it.
- Related Note(s):
- 4: Monitoring Work of Direct Reports;
- 20d: Click and Run;
- 20h: Find similarities to increase likeness;
- 21a: Why should we do a code review?;
- 21b: Four stages of the best code review process;
- 23b1: Be careful with obnoxious aggression;
- 23c: How to give positive feedback?;
- 23h: Feedback is mutual
- 33: Elevating Others Around You;
- 40c: Learning How to Receive Feedback;
- 44g: Persuading others requires accepting their arguments and building empathy;
- Source(s): Influence by Robert B. Cialdini
