Leading With Gratitude: 8 Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Business Results

Recognition is one of the cheapest tools a manager holds and one of the least used, and Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton build their case for it around eight specific practices. The authors take up the reasons leaders hold back, from a fear of sounding insincere to the belief that praise softens standards, then set out how to give recognition that lands: specific, timely and tied to work that genuinely mattered. Their argument connects appreciation to engagement, retention and results, and the practices are written so that a team leader can apply them without a change in budget or structure. Eight practices in focus: • Eight named leadership practices for building a culture of appreciation • Common excuses managers use for withholding praise, with answers to them • Guidance on making recognition specific rather than routine • Advice that can be applied within a single team For team leaders, managers and HR practitioners working on engagement, available at Boipoka.