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- Hello, air education
and training command.

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Today's commander's intent video

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is about the power of praise.

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It is a known fact in human nature

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that people tend to be motivated

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to do something that you need them to do

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if you praise them.

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Yes, it's important to give feedback

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and to be honest and
candid about the facts,

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but how many of you respond positively

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when somebody criticizes you?

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On the flip side of that coin,

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how many of you are
motivated when your boss

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or your teammate comes to you

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and acknowledges what you do well

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and helps you get better at that

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and better at other things

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that you may not be as good at?

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Do not underestimate the power of praise

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for those people that are doing good work.

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Nobody is perfect

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and nobody is perfect at everything.

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We all have skills, we all have talents

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and we all have weaknesses.

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If you come to work every day

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with an eye towards
building on the strength

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of every human being in the organization

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and looking for the place

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where that other human being

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that you're working with is really good

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and you give them praise
for what they're good at,

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you can transform the sense of teamwork,

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the sense of belonging and
the sense of importance

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for everybody on the team.

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Do not underestimate the power of praise

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and if you walk through your day

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with an eye towards what have you done

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to acknowledge the contribution

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of your fellow airman, your teammates,

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you will find a much more motivated

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and affective force at
getting the job done.

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So who have you praised today

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for something good that they have done

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to help you and to help the team?

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It's a good question to ask yourself

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at the beginning and at
the end of every day.

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Thank you for being airman
in the first command

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and thank you for praising your teammates

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when they do something good.

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