Every employee (even you) has a “dopamine habit” – and managers shouldn’t want it any other way. The chemical makes healthy employees feel good when they get praise and is crucial to memory, learning and good decision-making. It also creates an internal reward system that makes team members want to repeat behavior that the company needs — if doing the right thing earns them recognition. Recognition can be 1:1 praise, a shout-out in a team meeting, an acknowledgement like a gift card for coffee or lunch, a raise or a promotion. Leaders, who should you recognize for doing good work today?