{"id":7718,"date":"2021-06-08T12:39:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T18:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englandlogistics.com\/?p=7718"},"modified":"2021-10-13T10:38:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:38:54","slug":"3-better-ways-to-celebrate-your-peers-than-youre-a-rockstar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englandlogistics.com\/3-better-ways-to-celebrate-your-peers-than-youre-a-rockstar\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Better Ways to Celebrate Your Peers than “You’re a Rockstar”"},"content":{"rendered":"
You just nailed it. Months of research, preparation, and draft after re-draft have just culminated in what was certainly the greatest presentation of the millennia.<\/p>\n
After the thunderous applause begins to peter off, you are finally able to hear the congratulations that you\u2019ve anticipated for so long:<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re a rockstar!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, rockstar!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know what you are? A total rockstar.\u201d<\/p>\n
You\u2019re confused. Images of strange people with heavy facepaint and mangled hair flood your mind. A rockstar? What about the presentation? What about the takeaways?<\/p>\n
Though this scenario is a little hyperbolic, the term \u2018rockstar\u2019 has been so overused by the corporate sphere that it\u2019s lost sincerity. In a profession where celebration can be the difference between motivation and stagnation, celebrating others effectively<\/em> is critical.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s no secret that fulfillment and productivity are linked. In fact, Abraham Maslow\u2019s hierarchy of needs, one of the widely accepted tenants of psychology, argues that people need fulfillment and validation before they can sculpt their best work.<\/p>\n So, if you\u2019re an individual that would like to achieve more, or a leader that would like to see increased performance from your teammates, then feeling valued is an essential.<\/p>\n And the occasional use of \u201cyou’re a rockstar\u201d won\u2019t cut it. <\/em><\/p>\n But, just as much as priority management or focus is a learnable skill, celebration is an attribute that should be practiced to master.<\/p>\n To aid you in helping others and yourself<\/em> feel more valued, here are three ways to celebrate your peers other than calling them a \u201crockstar.\u201d<\/p>\n There is a correlative relationship between how meaningful a compliment is, and how specific the compliment is. Before offering a compliment, consider these two questions:<\/p>\n Your response to these two questions will always yield a meaningful compliment.<\/p>\n For example, if your friend just made a slam-dunk of a sales pitch, you could say,<\/p>\n \u201cYour confidence in that call was tangible! [What] I\u2019m trying to develop better confidence myself, so you\u2019re example was helpful to observe. [Why]\u201d<\/p>\n Can you imagine receiving a compliment like this? As long as your head doesn\u2019t get too big, you\u2019d be able to hold it high for a week!<\/p>\n Some of the highest compliments don\u2019t need to be explicitly expressed\u2014they can be asked.<\/p>\n In Ronald D. Vales\u2019 exceptional article written to the University of Virginia, Vale observes, \u201cPursued properly, a good question [is] an excellent vehicle with which to start a process of inquiry.\u201d[1]<\/a><\/p>\n By inquiring for more information about an accomplishment through questioning, a certain level of investment is implied. This genuine interest is enormously flattering.<\/p>\n Just imagine!<\/p>\n After winning a significant race, you have two friends approach you. One states that you\u2019re a talented runner, and leaves the conversation at that point. Another begins to ask you about your training regimen, what your diet looks like, and how long it took to attain such a level of performance. Which individual do you feel more validated by?<\/p>\n Famed American author Pat Conroy once made this seemingly controversial observation, \u201cEvery athlete learns by theft and mimicry.”<\/p>\n Such a statement can initially seem to be pessimistic, but originality stands on the shoulders of emulation. Only after learning the greatest techniques can we pioneer them further.<\/p>\n This being said, it can be fairly argued that emulation is the greatest compliment one can give. To emulate is to recognize the tremendous value of another\u2019s accomplishment, even to the point striving for them.<\/p>\n By emulating another\u2019s accomplishment, we can say that our lives have been changed because of another.<\/p>\n And there\u2019s no greater compliment than a changed life.<\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n [1]<\/a> Vale, R. (2013, March). The value of asking questions. 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After the thunderous applause begins to peter off, you are finally able to hear the congratulations that you\u2019ve anticipated for so long: \u201cYou\u2019re a rockstar!\u201d \u201cHey, rockstar!\u201d \u201cYou know what… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"libsyn-item-id":0,"libsyn-show-id":0,"libsyn-post-error":"","libsyn-post-error_post-type":"","libsyn-post-error_post-permissions":"","libsyn-post-error_api":"","playlist-podcast-url":"","libsyn-episode-thumbnail":"","libsyn-episode-widescreen_image":"","libsyn-episode-blog_image":"","libsyn-episode-background_image":"","libsyn-post-episode-category-selection":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_thumbnail":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_theme":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_height":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_width":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_placement":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_download_link":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_use_download_link_text":"","libsyn-post-episode-player_custom_color":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-explicit":"","libsyn-post-episode":"","libsyn-post-episode-update-id3":"","libsyn-post-episode-release-date":"","libsyn-post-episode-simple-download":"","libsyn-release-date":"","libsyn-post-update-release-date":"","libsyn-is_draft":"","libsyn-new-media-media":"","libsyn-post-episode-subtitle":"","libsyn-new-media-image":"","libsyn-post-episode-keywords":"","libsyn-post-itunes":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-number":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-season-number":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-type":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-title":"","libsyn-post-episode-itunes-episode-author":"","libsyn-destination-releases":"","libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-form-data":"","libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-form-data-enabled":"","libsyn-post-episode-advanced-destination-form-data-input-enabled":false,"libsyn-post-episode-premium_state":"","libsyn-episode-shortcode":"","libsyn-episode-embedurl":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[374],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nPeople Need to be Celebrated<\/u><\/span><\/h4>\n
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Make your compliments very\u00a0<\/em>specific.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Ask questions.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Implement or emulate their accomplishment!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n