III. “Strongly agree” responses to the items “In the last seven days, I have received recognition or praise for doing good work” and “My supervisor, or someone at work, seems to care about me as a person” are driven by your ability to motivate each employee. As a manager, you have only one thing to invest: your time. Whom you spend it with and how you spend it determine your success as a manager. So should you spend more time with your best people or your strugglers? Should you help a person fix his weaknesses, or should you focus on his strengths? Can you ever give someone too much praise?
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