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EP. 03: THE "A" IN TEAMWORK IS FOR AFFIRMATION Everybody is hungry for affirmation. When they don’t get it, they get cranky. It’s amazing how a smile and a simple word of encouragement can change a team member’s entire day. Four practical ways you can affirm your team would be: Valuing their ideas Appreciating their uniqueness Commending their efforts Praising their loyalty QUOTABLE QUOTES I believe that affirming people and the things that people bring to the table is very important, being on a team. One of the ones that I think is really important is their effort; their effort to just show up. – Carolina CorralesClick To Tweet DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPT Grab your reading glasses and download the PDF here. READ THE TRANSCRIPT Carolina Corrales: So our next value is affirmation and appreciation. This is so important. I think people feel valued when they're affirmed for whatever it is that they're doing in ministry even just showing up to volunteer. There's a verse in the Bible that says, "I thank God, every time I remember you because of your partnership in the Gospel." That's Philippians one three through five. Mingo Palacios: That's good. Carolina Corrales: I believe that affirming people and the things that people bring to the table is very important, being on a team. One of the ones that I think is really important is their effort; their effort to just show up. They woke up a little early on a Sunday morning- Mingo Palacios: Their weekend! Carolina Corrales: And said, "I'm going to show up and I'm going to be there a little early for the team meeting and I'm going to volunteer." Mingo Palacios: Yeah, that's good. I think so oftentimes people as leaders of teams, we wait for the proof, how good was something done and then we wait to affirm that or we wait to appreciate that. And I think that's actually a misstep. So many people, I think they go through something that is unseen and then they say yes. Oftentimes that's often the biggest hurdle they're jumping is just to decide whether or not they're going to do it. And so it's a great practice. It's a great discipline as a leader to even appreciate and affirm somebody's yes. "Hey, I do want to serve. Hey, I am going to show up. I'd love to come and shadow you." Like just to really celebrate that win, I say it in most of our team leadership stuff that we want to celebrate every stepping stone like it's a milestone, right? And not wait for the opposite. It's like wait for something big to happen. Celebrate every small step. And that creates that culture of celebration and appreciation. Carolina Corrales: Yeah. And I think also affirming people's loyalty, which ties into consistency and trusting somebody. Mingo Palacios: Yeah. Carolina Corrales: The fact that they're saying, "I'm going to be on this team" however many times they want to serve a month, just as long as they're saying, "I'm being loyal to you" or to church. Mingo Palacios: To ministry. Carolina Corrales: Or to the ministry, saying, "I'm going to bring this to the table. I'm going to show up every other week or once a month" whatever it is, affirming that. We appreciate that. Mingo Palacios: Yeah. That's actually probably one of the biggest gaps that you can close is, you know, we just expect that somebody is going to continue to show up and just to say, "I'm so thankful you're here again this week." Like, that is a small investment that can go a long way. Carolina Corrales: Yeah. And then I think of also affirming people's differences.