We talk a lot here
about giving our employees feedback
and positive reinforcement
but what about our managers?
Don’t they need love too?
The answer is…
yes
and odds are,
if you pat your manager on her back,
you’ll likely be the only employee doing so.
We were working on a major project.
We had to all come in
on our day off.
My manager asked if she was needed.
She stated that she didn’t want to get in our way.
I was surprised.
Of course she was needed.
Of course she would add value.
But then I realized
that what was ‘of course’ for me,
was in question for her.
So at the end of that really, really long day,
I made a point of telling her
that we couldn’t have done it without her.
That was the truth
but not a truth that everyone knew.
Thank your manager.
If she does a great job at supporting you,
tell her she did
and that you appreciate it.