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How to Give Negative Feedback When Your Organization Is “Nice”

Harvard Business Review

Robert Cialdini’s research on commitment and consistency shows that if we publicly commit to a goal we are more likely to honor it because it becomes part of our identity and we dislike operating in ways that contradict that identity. They enjoy the culture, and are typically reluctant to try anything that may jeopardize it.