The carrot principle a book by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton, emphasizes the necessity for personal affirmation, words of appreciation, praise, and non financial rewards as the “acceleration tool” for successful employers and employees. The book is the result of research over 10 years in 10 countries with 200,000 individuals. It shows that purpose-based recognition and affirmation increases operating results in such areas as productivity, engagement, retention, and customer satisfaction. He makes a startling conclusion: “The Ph.D. statisticians at the Jackson Organization have concluded that the correlation is so strong between effective leadership and recognition that it is statistically impossible to be considered a trusted, communicating, team-building, goal-setting manager unless you are effectively using praise and recognition.”
What are your thoughts about the application of this conclusion to our processes within the IMB?. . .the Region? What value do you see for us as missionaries in the supervisory / relationship areas of our work?
You are loved,
Johnny and Jo
“Caring that you complete His call”
6 comments:
There's no doubt about it--a little affirmation can make a great difference in attitude and perspective. For those of us whose primary love language is "words of affirmation," this is especially true. Although our burning desire in missions is to please the Lord (e.g. 1 Thes. 2:4), we are blessed beyond words by the sincere encouragement we receive from national colaborers, missionary colleagues and our IMB superiors.
Thanks, Bakers, for this wonderful new resource. You are worth far more than 14-"carrot" gold to us!
There is affirmation in a very general way, but I don't know if I can agree that there is much personal affirmation. I once was told that it wasn't done because others might feel slighted. Of course, one must deserve affirmation.
I agree that receiving affirmation can make a huge difference in our work here. Especially when sometimes it seems as if we are out here all alone. Since there are no other team members close by, we usually rely on each other for our affirmation and that can be problematic if it is not in the nature of your spouse to give affirmation. I am not one to give a lot of affirmation and if my husband relied on me, he might suffer in this area.
Hi Johnny and Jo,
Great Blog! Everyone needs affirmation and encouragement. Effective leaders give it and followers receive it with grace and pass it along. I have personally felt a great deal of personal affirmation from all levels of the IMB. Affirmation, the more the better!
Love you guys!
Keith Wagner
We all look forward to hearing those incredible words from our Heavenly Father some day--well done, good and faithful servant; but it sure is nice to hear something like that every now and then from the folks around us.
Thanks for setting up this new resource. You guys are terrific!
Affirmantion is something everyone needs. We get little if any from MAC region people. At annual meetings we get "chastized" for not 'winning' more people to the Lord. If we depended on affirmation from IMB/MAC we would be long gone. We get most affirmation from teams, nationals and family.
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