Adam Galinsky
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which is one of the things that we can do to really lift people into the clouds is that especially when we're in positions of leadership because i actually coined a phrase that called the leader amplification effect that everything we do as a leader good and bad, small and big, gets amplified, and then its impact is intensified on us.
which is one of the things that we can do to really lift people into the clouds is that especially when we're in positions of leadership because i actually coined a phrase that called the leader amplification effect that everything we do as a leader good and bad, small and big, gets amplified, and then its impact is intensified on us.
A frown from a leader is like a knife in your heart, but a compliment can lift you into the clouds. There was someone that I was talking to, president of a bank, 1,400 employees. He said, here's what I do every single morning. Over my cup of coffee, I send a birthday greeting to every one of my employees. It's pretty simple. He showed me an example.
A frown from a leader is like a knife in your heart, but a compliment can lift you into the clouds. There was someone that I was talking to, president of a bank, 1,400 employees. He said, here's what I do every single morning. Over my cup of coffee, I send a birthday greeting to every one of my employees. It's pretty simple. He showed me an example.
A frown from a leader is like a knife in your heart, but a compliment can lift you into the clouds. There was someone that I was talking to, president of a bank, 1,400 employees. He said, here's what I do every single morning. Over my cup of coffee, I send a birthday greeting to every one of my employees. It's pretty simple. He showed me an example.
It's like, hey, Mike, I hope you have a great birthday. How was bowling and jogging this weekend? He can pump five of these out a day in less than 10 to 15 minutes, but then he showed me the responses he gets back. It's like, oh my God, I had such a great weekend. This is what we did in bowling. It's like a novel that comes back.
It's like, hey, Mike, I hope you have a great birthday. How was bowling and jogging this weekend? He can pump five of these out a day in less than 10 to 15 minutes, but then he showed me the responses he gets back. It's like, oh my God, I had such a great weekend. This is what we did in bowling. It's like a novel that comes back.
It's like, hey, Mike, I hope you have a great birthday. How was bowling and jogging this weekend? He can pump five of these out a day in less than 10 to 15 minutes, but then he showed me the responses he gets back. It's like, oh my God, I had such a great weekend. This is what we did in bowling. It's like a novel that comes back.
He said that he realized that he says, sending those birthday messages They put a skip in their step, but they also put a skip in my step. They come back to me and they make me feel good by their responses. I think that is something that goes back to the Bible. Reap what you sow. If we send out infuriating signals into the world, we're going to get infuriating signals back.
He said that he realized that he says, sending those birthday messages They put a skip in their step, but they also put a skip in my step. They come back to me and they make me feel good by their responses. I think that is something that goes back to the Bible. Reap what you sow. If we send out infuriating signals into the world, we're going to get infuriating signals back.
He said that he realized that he says, sending those birthday messages They put a skip in their step, but they also put a skip in my step. They come back to me and they make me feel good by their responses. I think that is something that goes back to the Bible. Reap what you sow. If we send out infuriating signals into the world, we're going to get infuriating signals back.
When we plant the seeds of inspiration, we spread those seeds, but we also get the blooming flowers of inspiration coming back to us. That's a great example. He had a daily habit of sending these messages right forward. Right. You could do that yourself.
When we plant the seeds of inspiration, we spread those seeds, but we also get the blooming flowers of inspiration coming back to us. That's a great example. He had a daily habit of sending these messages right forward. Right. You could do that yourself.
When we plant the seeds of inspiration, we spread those seeds, but we also get the blooming flowers of inspiration coming back to us. That's a great example. He had a daily habit of sending these messages right forward. Right. You could do that yourself.
Every morning you could wake up, have a cup of coffee and just say something positive, constructive, complimentary, expressing gratitude to someone in your orbit. And you're going to put a skip in their step and they're going to put a skip in your step when they reply.
Every morning you could wake up, have a cup of coffee and just say something positive, constructive, complimentary, expressing gratitude to someone in your orbit. And you're going to put a skip in their step and they're going to put a skip in your step when they reply.
Every morning you could wake up, have a cup of coffee and just say something positive, constructive, complimentary, expressing gratitude to someone in your orbit. And you're going to put a skip in their step and they're going to put a skip in your step when they reply.
I think there's two different aspects of it I think are really important there. The first is, I don't know if they would say I'm inspiring because many of the people who are truly inspiring also tend to be humble people and so wouldn't identify themselves as inspiring, but they certainly recognize that they work on one of these three universal features.
I think there's two different aspects of it I think are really important there. The first is, I don't know if they would say I'm inspiring because many of the people who are truly inspiring also tend to be humble people and so wouldn't identify themselves as inspiring, but they certainly recognize that they work on one of these three universal features.
I think there's two different aspects of it I think are really important there. The first is, I don't know if they would say I'm inspiring because many of the people who are truly inspiring also tend to be humble people and so wouldn't identify themselves as inspiring, but they certainly recognize that they work on one of these three universal features.