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C lose up of a woman with hands covering her face, Corelens , Canva https://www.canva.com/photos/MAGWH-1nMvs-closeup-of-a-woman-with-hands-covering-her-face/ There Are No Bad Personality Traits Even before you finished reading that sentence, I’ll bet you wanted to argue with it. You may even have someone in mind who is evidence to the contrary. But as a manager, keeping that statement at the forefront of your mind can help you to focus on what you can control- development.  Recognition and Rewards Every personality trait has pros and cons. As a manager, your job is to look for ways to recognize and reward the positive traits and help them grow. The grass gets greener where you water it. As you take time to point out the good you see, employees motivated to give you more of that behavior. If they believe you see the good in them, they will be more loyal and hardworking for you (Andrade, 2020). Make sure both recognition and rewards are frequent! Set specific times employees can expe...

Woman and girl playing lacrosse, Pixabay, Apr 20, 2006  https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-and-girl-playing-lacrosse-207714/ CC0  Winning, As a Team  We’ve all chased the feeling of a big win. Whether it was a promotion, a personal goal, or a touchdown there’s nothing quite like the feeling of reaching the peak. The big win feels like proof. Proof of our worth, proof the hard work was worth it. It drives us forward on the hardest days and keeps us reaching for higher peaks. But what is the difference between the team who reaches the peak and claims victory and the one who climbs endlessly but never attains the accolades? Some say there’s a heavy dose of luck involved, but if we tried to quantify that luck what would it look like?    “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” - Seneca  In every moment of success, it’s very likely we can trace a hundred moments of preparation that came before it. We have to arrive to our moment ready. There ...