Pygmalion effect

A sculptor-king named Pygmalion fell so much in love with the perfectly beautiful statue ‘Galathea’ that he had created, and guess what…. the statue came to life!.?

The Pygmalion effect could be named after this Greek myth, yet the ‘power of expectation’ in improving performance is an undeniable truth. A high expectation leads to a higher level of performance. A small gesture, reposting confidence, a word of appreciation will improve the performance of the team member.?

This is kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy, in the beginning, even something that seems to be impossible evokes a new behavior to make it happen.

Particularly a leader or boss with formal authority repose confidence in their team member and team, this turbocharges the performance of the team.

"Inspire others to find their true worth and potential" is Stephan Corey's definitions definition of Leadership. Pygmalion effect is all about this?

Pros:

• Builds confidence, improves performance, develop people, enhances trust and relationship.

Cons

• Nothing to lose here as I see, if there is anything please comment.

So when you have to improve the performance of a team or an individual what to do? Set higher expectations and repost confidence. When you want to make something impossible happen, you know what to do next time.?

"I know? you can do this"

The Pygmalion effect is actually a parable on the "law of attraction". How many of you read Rhonda Byrne's “The Secret”, a book that is powerful enough to transform lives?