Volume 9, Issue 2 A Publication from Personnel Staffers, Inc. Spring 2006
The
Power of a Compliment
Every
one of us has an amazing power that we seldom use. With this power, we can make
another person instantly feel better, put a smile on their face and a skip in
their step. This power is the art of compliments.
There are proven benefits to using compliments. Employees or team members who
are praised are more productive and satisfied in their jobs. Children who are
praised are more confident and tend to focus on praise-worthy behavior. Giving
sincere praise and compliments will help you earn the respect and trust of others.
Here are tips on the art of praising and complimenting:
· Follow a compliment with a question. Did you ever notice how difficult
it is for some people to accept compliments? For example, "Nice car, Bob!"
may be deflected with, "It looks better than it runs." Now, instead
of good feelings, there are just feelings of awkwardness and regret. Prevent
this deflection by following your compliment with a question such as, "Nice
car, Bob! Where did you get it?" Now by answering your question Bob is
"forced" to accept the compliment.
· Compliment the person, not the object. "Nice car, Bob!" is
really complimenting the car, or the company that built the car. For this compliment
to have maximum effectiveness, compliment Bob on his taste in cars, or anything
that has to do with Bob, not just the car.
· Compliment often. Compliments are free so why not give them away any
chance you get? Do not feel that by holding back you are making the compliments
and praise you do give more meaningful. While there may be some truth to this,
many frequent compliments are worth more than one big one. 
· Be sincere. Insincere compliments or praise are called flattery and
are generally detested by those who can tell the difference. If you do not truly
mean it, don't say it.
Praising and complimenting others is an art that has marvelous effects on the
attitude of those receiving the praise. It is something we all are capable of,
but do not do often enough. So practice your complimenting skills and make other
people happy in the process. You can't go wrong!
"I
can live for two months on a good compliment." - Mark Twain
Computer
Tips
Question: What's the difference
between "run" and "save" when I download a program? Which
one should I choose?
Answer: When
you are downloading a file off the Internet, you may get the option to "Run"
or "Save." Either of these options will lead you to the setup for
the program and install it on your computer, but the difference lies in where
the setup file opens from.
If you click "Save," you can specify where the setup file goes (My
Downloads or the desktop). From there, you could put it on a disk just in case
you need to reinstall it or want to put it on another computer.
By choosing "Run" the setup process starts once the setup file is
downloaded to your temporary Internet file. When you empty your temporary file,
the setup download goes away. This is great if you aren't a download packrat.
You should be clearing out your temp files often, or they can get clogged with
downloads.
What do I do? Well, I usually download it to my Desktop, then delete it after
the install is done, but I have also saved it to a Downloads folder and have
sent it to a disk before. It's really all in your own preference.
You can reach us by e-mail at
perstaff@stargate.net or call us
at
724-942-5860 with any ideas or comments.
We would love to hear from you!