How One Is Praised Becomes a Clue When Developing People
In a managerial or veteran position, there are more scenes where you develop subordinates and juniors than scenes where you yourself are praised. What works at such times is the viewpoint that words of praise reach people in different ways depending on the person. Even with the same words, for some people they become a trigger to exert power, and for others they do not resonate much.
Here, from the qualities of the 12 signs, we organize as general discussion the tendencies in how being praised works, and in how development proceeds afterwards. It can also be read as material for knowing what kind of words make you yourself more likely to move.
The Fire Quality — Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
The fire quality is a type where evaluation tends to lead to speed of action. How praise is given becomes backing for the next challenge.
Aries has a tendency for power to develop when entrusted with something new, or when being the first to move is recognized. Rather than praising only the result, putting the speed of movement and the decision itself into words works better. Conversely, if praised down to detailed procedures, they can feel constrained instead. As a way of developing, a form of handing over early an opportunity to be entrusted with the next judgment fits well.
Leo is a type that gains power from being recognized in a visible form for results. Evaluation in front of people, and words showing the size of a role, work. On the other hand, in an evaluation settled only within an inner circle, a sense of insufficiency can remain. When developing, the key point is to show in words, together with the result, the size of the role expected next.
Sagittarius has a tendency to develop when given free discretion or entrusted with a large policy. More than praising the accuracy of details, words recognizing that they moved looking at the whole reach them. If you fix the frame in detail and praise, motivation can fall, so as a way of developing, a form of showing only the goal and entrusting the way of proceeding fits well.
The Earth Quality — Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
The earth quality is a type where evaluation of track records built up becomes power. Ways of praising based on numbers and concrete facts reach them.
Taurus has a tendency to stabilize when what has been steadily continued, or quality that has been maintained, is concretely recognized. Rather than a sudden large evaluation, putting the fact of having continued into words works better. As a way of developing, a form of not asking for a large change at once, but widening the scope of assignment little by little, fits well.
Virgo is a type that exerts power when work that is hard to notice, such as care for details and fewness of mistakes, is recognized. If you praise only the size of the result, they can feel that their own work is not being seen. When developing, it is important to convey concretely which part's carefulness helped.
Capricorn has a tendency to develop when long-term results, or having continued to fulfill responsibility, are evaluated. More than words for a short-term flashy result, evaluation of the fact of having continued to bear an entrusted role reaches them. As a way of developing, a form of clearly showing the next scope of responsibility and entrusting it fits well. They are also themselves a type that gains power by being entrusted.
The Air Quality — Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
The air quality is a type where evaluation of ways of thinking and ingenuity becomes power. Words recognizing the side of information and ideas reach them.
Gemini has a tendency to develop when bringing new information, or a switch of ideas, is recognized. Rather than praising the continuation of the same work, putting the point that was devised into words works better. As a way of developing, a form of entrusting the role of investigating, or the role of making options, fits well. However, after entrusting, it is necessary to convey together the time for bringing out a conclusion.
Libra is a type that exerts power when its work as a coordination role, or having advanced a place smoothly, is recognized. If you praise only individual results, it can shift from the actual contribution. When developing, the key point is to convey concretely the side of relationships, who was connected to whom, and how.
Aquarius has a tendency to develop when original ingenuity, or having changed a system, is evaluated. With only evaluation for having kept a decided way of doing things, it can be hard to resonate. As a way of developing, a form of entrusting a part where there is room for improvement, and giving discretion over the way of doing it, fits well. Goal setting that can be convinced of on the side of reasoning also works.
The Water Quality — Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
The water quality is a type where evaluation on the side of feelings and trust becomes power. There are parts that are hard to reach with evaluation by numbers alone.
Cancer has a tendency to exert power when having supported a team, or care for those around, is recognized. If you praise only individual numbers, they can feel that the part they value is not being seen. As a way of developing, a form of, after recognizing the supporting role in words, also entrusting work that stands to the fore little by little, fits well.
Scorpio is a type where being entrusted with important work, in trust, itself becomes the evaluation that works most. More than a way of praising with many words, it can be conveyed by the size of the scope entrusted. When developing, a form of handing over work close to the core in stages fits well. Words of evaluation reach better if, even if short, they have concreteness.
Pisces has a tendency to develop when having moved by taking in the other person's situation, or having responded flexibly, is recognized. If you praise with only the achievement of strict numbers as a standard, their strengths become hard to see. As a way of developing, a form of entrusting scenes where softness of response comes alive, and returning that result in words, fits well.
Using Ways of Praising in Judgments about Handing Over
Knowing how ways of praising work leads directly to judgments about how to hand things over. If you know what, when recognized, makes a person develop, it becomes easier to choose the kind of work to hand over next. For example, when deciding a new assignment, you can make a division such as handing the role of initial movement to a person whose speed develops, the role of checking to a person whose carefulness develops, and the role of bridging with related parties to a person whose coordination develops.
Praising is not simply to make someone feel good. It is a judgment for showing the direction in which that person's power develops. Together with the part for your own sign, please try using it as material for thinking about how those around you develop.