Monday, September 17, 2018

Get Rid of "Good Job" and Say This Instead



As a parent, I think I probably said "good job!" to my children at least five billion times. I don't think I exaggerate -- it was "good job!" for just about everything, from getting good grades to going potty.

In the workplace, it's also become the norm. But getting a "good job!" from the boss or a colleague can lose much of it's meaning, which is why I thought it might be helpful to provide some alternatives.

Here are some ways to say "good job" in a different way:

You’ve got it made!
Sensational!
You’re doing fine.
Super!
You’ve got your brain in gear today.
Good thinking.
That’s right!
That’s better.
Good going.
That’s good!
Excellent!
Wonderful!
You are very good at that.
That was first class work.
That’s a real work of art.
Good work!
That’s the best ever.
Superb!
Exactly right!
You did that very well.
Good remembering!
You’ve just about got it.
 Perfect!
 You’ve got that down pat.
You are doing a good job!
That’s better than ever.
You certainly did well today.
That’s it!
Much better!
Keep it up!
Now you’ve figured it out.
Fine!
Outstanding!
Great!
Nice going.
You’re really improving.
I knew you could do it.
Fantastic!
You are learning a lot.
Congratulations!
Tremendous!
Good going.
Not bad.
That’s great.
I’m impressed.
Keep working on it; you’re improving.
Congratulations, you got it right!
You must have been practicing.
Now you have it.
You did a lot of work today.
That’s it. You are learning fast.
Marvelous!
I like that.
Good for you!
Cool!
Way to go.
Couldn’t have done it better myself.
Now that’s what I call a fine job.
You’ve just about mastered that.
Beautiful!
You’ve got the hang of it!
That’s an interesting way of looking at it.
One more time and you’ll have it.

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