5 tips for leaders to actually inspire their teams
Briefly

Paula Davis, CEO of the Stress & Resilience Institute, emphasizes that sustainable high performance stems from leadership behaviors that foster well-being and engagement in teams. In her book "Lead Well: 5 Mindsets to Engage, Retain, and Inspire Your Team," she introduces concepts like "sticky recognition," which enhances employees' sense of mattering by acknowledging their impact. This approach, along with addressing root causes of burnout, aims to not only motivate but also create resilient teams, ultimately enriching the employee experience beyond mere individual remedies for stress.
Sticky recognition is a way for leaders to show an individual or team their impact, as well as awaken something even deeper: a sense of mattering.
To increase well-being, motivation, engagement, resilience, or the many words that describe thriving teams, we must understand that leadership behaviors drive employee experience.
Read at Fast Company
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