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Motivational Phrases

■ “Great job!”
■ “You really have a knack for .”
■ “I wish I could as well as you.”
■ “I’m so glad we have you here to .”
■ “I noticed the way you (handled that
difficult situation, encouraged someone, worked through a
problem . . .). Good work!”
■ “I appreciate your (working late,
coming in early, going out of your way to make this project a
success . . .).”
■ “I was impressed by your (skills, ingenuity,
commitment, desire to learn, creativity, depth of knowledge,
way of dealing with that customer complaint . . .).”
■ “I know you hit some snags, but that’s all part of the learning
process. Overall, I’m impressed with the way you handled that
task. Good work!”
■ “You significantly improved on my (writing,
suggestion, design, marketing plan . . .).”
■ “Would you mind sharing that idea at our next staff meeting? I
think everyone could benefit from it.”
■ “I know how much you’ve struggled with writing that report.
The results are excellent—clear and concise.”
■ “Your going out of your way to assist guests with directions
and to answer questions contributes to the environment we
want.”
■ “Your changes to that (recipe, method, program,
display . . .) have gotten us rave reviews.”
■ “Thank you for taking on that job and doing it so well. I know
that our clients appreciated your thoroughness and availability
throughout.”
■ “Nicely done! Your command of crowd control during that
sudden rush of customers was incredible. You remained calm
and directed.”

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