I have been coaching all day a group of managers, one to one, on their action plan. It is a plan that supports them in developing their skills/competences. The idea being of course that they become a better manager once they have mastered those skills.
The skills/competences have been identified following a training, and often an assessment (Quinn, MBTI …)
The last slot of their action plan is called “Celebration”. In other words how do you celebrate when you have mastered a new skill? How do you celebrate your success? Besides starting their sentences with “if” (I strongly recommend you start those with “when” not leaving any other alternative for your brain), I was blown away to notice that this was the toughest part of their action plan.
Interestingly enough they came up easily with the following sentence: it is part of my job! On the other hand when they do something wrong, boy are they good at underlining it !
Celebrate your successes! If you don’t, who will? Treat yourself to something you wouldn’t do on a regular basis, something nice that makes you feel good. And celebrate your team’s successes! Be creative,don't just go for a drink, do something fun. Juice yourself and juice them! It will reinforce your self-esteem and keep you and your team motivated.
Goodnight and good luck !