- Stimulate in others their innate desire to excel (perhaps through a small challenge or healthy competition).
- Change “but” into “and”.
- Praise the good, minimize the bad; Always encourage before you criticize.
- Ask questions rather than giving orders.
- Treat people as though they already have the virtues you wished they possessed; give them a great reputation to live up to and they will likely work to live up to it.
- Make achievement seem possible: Encourage little baby steps and recognize tiny and “insignificant” improvements.
