One of the few key things I learned in the course of my (too) long career is the power of positive stroking. On more than one occassion, I have been praised for something simple that I have done. The funny part was that, inspite of my knowing that all the positive feedback bestowed on me was far in excess of not only the effort I put in generating what I did, but also the value of the deliverable per se, I ended up walking away with a feeling of incredible warmth in the cockles of my heart.
Cynic that I am, it did not prevent me from questioning the motives of the stroker. However the feeling of warmth still remained.
For me, the lessons from this exercise were twofold viz. Positive stroking works with the smartest of people and secondly, BEWARE of positive stroking.
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