Articles tagged with: giving constructive feedback
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As commander of the Third Army, General George S. Patton was known for getting the job done. General Patton succeeded because he was a realist who understood what was going on in the trenches. He always took into consideration the big picture and assessed what needed to get done…and then did it without any delay or excuses. More than anything, he hated orders that didn’t make sense or put his men in harm’s way. If the orders were outrageous, he …
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It’s hard for us not to be judgmental, and very rarely will anybody succeed in avoiding it completely. However, most rash judgments are wrong. If you think about the last time you heard somebody talking about a person that you know, while very well knowing that what you are hearing was either misinterpreted or just wrong.
I recently read a report that was written by psychologists Arnold and Clifford Lazarus. Based on their studies, they noticed that when somebody starts being judgmental, it’s probably best to walk away from the conversation. …
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As part of a workshop, fifteen people who regularly observe my work were asked to give an assessment of how I was doing. After receiving both quantitative data and some verbatim comments on my strengths and areas of improvement, this is what I found:
It is hard to get good feedback. The default position in our cultures is: fear. Fear of honest feedback and probably even more fear of giving it. Fear of retribution. Fear of hurting someone’s feelings. Face it; authorities didn’t used to ask for feedback. Parents didn’t want …
