Pages

▼

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Thank You - Thank You - Thank You

Thank you. Keep it up. Great job. (button)
(Photo credit: Mohamed Hassan/Pixabay)
A few weeks ago, I got to spend time with a co-worker who was in town for a meeting about leadership. One would expect that members meeting to talk about leadership would lead by example. This person embodies the values of duty, respect, and integrity. I am honored to call him "friend." (For the sake of this blog, I shall call him "John.")

One thing that stands out about John, is his use of the phrase "thank you." John's use of the phrase is authentic and infectious. After a short time with John, I noticed I was following his example. Why? In his book Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, Coyle presents strong scientific support that over-the-top thanking ignites cooperative behavior. The leadership environment that John creates definitely ignites cooperative behavior.

  • Are you an over-the-top thanker?
  • Do you know someone who positively affects the environment (command climate) around them with cooperative behavior?
  • How might you create an attitude of gratitude that changes the culture around you?

Wildland Fire Leadership Challenge - Digging a Little Deeper



Thank you banner
(Photo credit: Geralt/Pixabay)
About the Author: Pam McDonald is a writer/editor for BLM Wildland Fire Training and Workforce Development and member of the NWCG Leadership Subcommittee. The expressions are those of the author.
at

No comments:

Post a Comment

********
The WFLDP seeks to build and support an online community in which wildland fire professionals can interact.

We invite respectful discussion; however, the realities of online culture is such that anonymous posts and posts from children under the age of 13 are not accepted.

All comments are monitored by our editorial staff for appropriateness in meeting the mission of the WFLDP prior to posting to the blog. We do not discriminate against any views, but we reserve the right not to post comments.

Individuals posting comments are fully responsible for everything that they submit.

Comments submitted after hours and on holidays/weekends will be reviewed as early as possible the next business day.

Our complete blog policy can be found at http://www.fireleadership.gov/committee/reports/Blog_Policy_Jan2010.pdf.

A yellow box will appear after you submit your comment notifying you that your comment will be reviewed.