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Absence of Affirmation
June 18, 2009
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Experience is a good school, but the fees are high.
-Heinrich Heine

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"Organizational Researchers have been telling us for years that affirmation motivates people much more than financial incentives, but we still don't get it."

This from Hans Finzel in introducing the mistake "Absence of Affirmation" in his book, The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make (Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2007). He goes on to explain...

"How many bosses expect their associates to run on autopilot?... Do you work for someone who expects the impossible but never encourages you? If you do, I know you are having a hard time at your job. Do you have people who work for you, whom you never encourage with a kind word of appreciation or a note of encouragement? Let them know you appreciate them and watch their reaction."


If you as a leader are having challenges motivating your staff, the new Exchange CD Book, Leading People in Early Childhood Settings, can provide you plenty of ideas. This Exchange CD Book offers an inspiring collection of 50 articles in PDF format offering a plethora of practical ideas and strategies for meeting the challenges of leadership in an early childhood setting.

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Terry Kelly
Aurora, Ontario, Canada
06/18/2009 5:46 pm

While I know this to be true, (I have been in the field for almost 30 years), it does not justify not paying Early Childhood Educators well!


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