Raise as a Recognition Conversation

The number is a footnote. The conversation is the raise.

I spend 80% of that meeting telling them exactly what they do well → and why it matters. The figure becomes an afterthought.

A Slack message with the new amount? Thats a missed opportunity.

Sit down. Look them in the eye. Tell them why.

People remember the words longer then the amount.

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