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person than encouragement words like “ you are very strong

professionally”, “your performance is above average”, “ we are greatly
satisfied by your actions ( or services)” etc.

You should however be cautious to instill so much confidence and
persuasion to a person when he or she does not deserve it. Unrealistic

boost of efficacy can be negatively impacted and greatly injured by

disappointing results. The issue in this case is tricky. People who are
not encouraged or who are openly told that they cannot meet

particular challenge will approach the issue or task with a feeling that
they will lose.

Who are the successful efficacy builders?

People who build the efficacy of others as required do not just convey
the positive attributes or appraisals to others. They in addition to

encouraging also:-

1. Structure particular situations for those who m they encourage
in ways which bring success

2. Prematurely place persons in situations in which they can fail
anytime

3. Measure how much they succeed in terms of how they improve
their character instead of triumphs over others.

How reliable is social persuasion?

Some people may unreasonably encourage or discourage you. This
will give you the wrong impression of who you are. Social persuasion

by an individual may be objective or subjective depending on several
factors like:-

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