Short transcript excerpt from a YouTube video by Mark Evans DM (Feb 11, 2023). The speaker says they prefer not to be told they are doing a good job because praise makes them worry they have blind spots; they favor structured recognition moments for teams but personally respond to praise by pushing themselves harder and feeling unsettled.
We have to do acknowledgement or teaching. Our team leads to do that for us because they can do it through us. They don't have to be at us doing it. We could just like, have a structure. It's easier said than done. But like, how do we, like, have like, moments where they get celebrated in the process? Yeah, because I don't need anybody tell me I'm doing good. Actually, I prefer you not tell me I'm doing a good job. I want to go work harder. If people tell me I'm doing a good job, that means I have blind spots. Seriously, I'm like, oh, fuck, what am I missing? I get really weird about it. I'm like, man, something's off. Because it's not normal for someone to tell me good job. And if they're saying that, I'm like, oh, shit, here we go.
