Don't just recognize jobs well done; do something.
How often do you become aware someone has been noticeably helpful to you or to others, performed beyond expectations, or simply done a good job in and of itself? When that awareness occurs, how often do you take the time and make an effort to speak with or write a brief note to that person, saying you noticed how well they performed, appreciated their helpfulness or just wanted to compliment them on a job well done? From decades of workplace experience and day to day living I've come to realize, especially for support staff--the people behind the scenes rather than on stage--their work almost always is taken for granted. Yet their very existence and support, for the most part invisible to the audience, is absolutely critical to the success of those in "out front" jobs. I think I was originally sensitized to how many individuals exist in the shadows--of a family, a social circle, a firm--and whose efforts go unnoticed, when I saw the Broadway musical, Chicago . In it th...