Progress

In The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work recognizing and celebrate Progress in meaningful work is the single most important thing that leaders can bring to their people.

Practical tips

Celebrate Progress Every Day

The single most important event leading to positive inner work life is making progress in meaningful work, even seemingly incremental progress or “small wins.” This is the progress principle. But given the demands of modern work, it is easy to ignore those small steps forward and focus on what still needs to be done instead. Take a moment each day to celebrate and recognize the progress that you, your coworkers, and your subordinates have made each day.

Build on Progress

When people have made good progress in a task, that could be an ideal time to introduce new challenges. This is because their inner work lives, particularly their intrinsic motivation for the work itself, will likely be high as a result of their success.