Did you know that according to a study by Socialcast, 69% of employees would work harder if they felt like their company better appreciated their efforts? It’s inherent in human nature to appreciate rewards and praise when one excels, whether it comes from the company, a manager, or a coach. This not only boosts individual motivation but also fosters the development of high-performance teams.
An integral makeup of a high-performance and resilient team is the establishment of both short-term and long-term goals that can be celebrated upon achievement. Celebrating success is a powerful motivational tool. It releases endorphins that reinforce the amazing feeling of seeing your hard work pay off.
Celebrating success also shows appreciation for team members and demonstrates how to show up for new challenges and obstacles. It builds confidence and self-esteem needed to accomplish bigger goals.
Take, for example, the intense training to become a whitewater rafting guide. Think 12-hour days in freezing, early-spring temperatures combined with overcoming all types of obstacles. Think of being pinned underwater while your life jacket is caught on a rock. Think swimming through a Class 5 rapid—without a raft.
One of the best and most memorable parts of the training, though, is the celebration that comes after. Traditionally, experienced rafters create fun team-building exercises to celebrate rookies “surviving” the training. Experienced rafters, like accomplished business leaders, realize that celebrating success is a big part of leadership.
Before jumping into celebrating success, though, consider the following questions to determine how to best serve your team:
Now that you understand what your plan is for celebrating and how your team might want to be recognized, what are some ways, big and small, that you can celebrate success?
Recognizing your team and celebrating success is extremely important to building confidence, morale, and motivation. Next time you are setting goals for your team, make sure you have a plan in place on how to celebrate their success also!
Christina is a Senior Instructional Designer for Bluepoint. She is responsible for creating curriculum to help leaders develop their coaching skills to not only achieve personal and organizational goals, but also to create extraordinary impact in the lives of employees and the community at large.
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