{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Use Tough Love to Inspire Excellence - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vJ6etbRv4V\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/use-tough-love-to-inspire-excellence\/\">Use Tough Love to Inspire Excellence<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/use-tough-love-to-inspire-excellence\/embed\/#?secret=vJ6etbRv4V\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Use Tough Love to Inspire Excellence&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"vJ6etbRv4V\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"As a business owner or manager, often times the best way to maximize employee performance is with a little tough love, according to the Harvard Business Review article \u201cThe Fine Art of Tough Love.\u201d The article compares bosses to schoolteachers, explaining how putting these \u201ctough love principles\u201d to work will help create a culture of excellence in your business:   Banish empty praise. When your highest compliment is a rare \u201cnot bad,\u201d employees will get more satisfaction from that than having compliments heaped on them regularly. Now, you might not have to take it to that extreme, but eliminating excessive praise will make it more impactful when you do show your gratitude.  Set expectations high. Once you\u2019ve settled for less, there\u2019s no going back. Set your standards and stick to them, even if it results in some difficulty with finding employees that will live up to those standards. You will find people willing to meet your expectations, and when you do, it will be worth the effort.  Articulate clear goals \u2013 and goal posts along the way. Tough love of course involved being tough but fair. Set clear goals for employees with intermediate goals to keep them on track, so they know it\u2019s only fair if you\u2019re hard on them when they don\u2019t reach expectations.  Failure isn\u2019t defeat. Just because you\u2019re hard on workers doesn\u2019t mean you should punish them for failure, but don\u2019t bail them out either. Stress that failure is simply part of the process of improvement, and drive them to be self-motivated and figure out the solutions to their problems on their own.  Say thank you. None of this works without your employees knowing deep down that you care for them and are grateful for their effort. It\u2019s all about finding the right times to show it and making it count when you do.  Click here to read the article from Harvard Business Review.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Smart-Tan-Logo.jpg","thumbnail_width":520,"thumbnail_height":200}