I'm Paul Muldoon, a poet who over the past several years has had the good fortune to record

ours of conversations with one of the world's greatest songwriters, Sir Paul McCartney.

The result is our new podcast, McCartney, A Life in lyrics.

Listen to McCartney, A Life in lyrics on the iHeart radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever

you get your podcasts.

Good morning, this is Laura.

Welcome to the new corner office, the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the

new world of work, where location and hours are more flexible than in the past.

Today's tip is to be generous and specific with your appreciation.

Let people know when they've done something that made a difference for you, with as many

details as makes sense.

This will make people feel good, and probably make them want to help you more in the future.

So we've all received casual and non-specific praise.

Great job, way to go, thanks for this, this is great.

These bits of praise do feel good, but they don't really show much thought.

These could be said to anybody about anything, and they probably are said to many people

about many things.

So when someone does something you appreciate, try to thank and praise them in a way that

feels more tailored.

Identify what it is they did, and identify the impact.

Bonus points, if you can tie the specific act to a capacity or skill you admire in that

person.

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