In her post “Be constructive with criticism,” Kendall describes the challenge of learning how to communicate criticism when she first began managing people. What’s the best constructive criticism you’ve ever received? Dos and Don'ts Leadership communication constructive criticism difficult situations employee performance new supervisor skillsThis week I’ve read two pieces about giving feedback that I want to direct your attention to. MORE
It is as important to say no to constant negativity as it is to pay heed to constructive criticism that helps us improve constantly. - – – – -. A novice painter once put his first painting at a busy cross road for people to mark mistakes. MORE
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I am referring to constructive feedback from people I care about and who respect me. The best way to get your team to offer healthy correction of the leader is to create a relationship with your team where there is mutual constructive feedback. MORE
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Constructive: Serving a useful purpose; tending to build up. Constructive Criticism. Some even say they are just giving “constructive criticism” Or, they believe so at the time. So, what does “constructive criticism” mean? MORE
So if you want to help others succeed, here are 10 tips to deliver constructive criticism that help us win, together. Before offering your constructive criticism, make sure you understand where the person is coming from. If you’re not giving them the opportunity to improve before you speak with their boss or human resources department, you could use some constructive criticism yourself. Question: What other tips would you offer for constructive coaching? MORE
We noted last week that organizations cannot and do not come in to existence in order to provide for the benefit of their employees. Indeed, throughout the forthcoming discussion we will want to keep clearly before us the fact that organizations of the sort we are concerned with here are established to accomplish specifically stated large aims – not merely to assemble numbers of people together for the simple purpose of visiting one or another visionary utopia on them. MORE
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This week, Steve Woodruff and I would like to switch gears and evaluate the opposite side of the equation – the art of giving constructive feedback. As with praise, giving constructive feedback effectively requires that no critical ingredient be left out: 1. MORE
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There are times where someone needs to offer constructive criticism. No one particularly likes criticism, but when it is offered properly it can actually improve life for everyone – which is why we call it constructive. Do you want constructive criticism to be heard? MORE
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There’s definitely a right way and a wrong way to give constructive feedback. Leadership constructive feedback Behavior Change RelationshipsWhen someone says or does something that causes a problem for you, how do you handle it? If it’s a little thing, you’ll probably overlook it. MORE
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Most leaders like to preface the word ‘criticism’ with the word ‘constructive’. However, not all carry out the ‘constructive’ part well, which usually means the ‘criticism’ part is prone to cause an already “ unhealthy state of things ” to deteriorate even further. MORE
Eric Harvey and Al Lucia wrote a booklet called, 144 Ways To Walk The Talk. They provide the following great advice about giving feedback: 1. Make it timely -- give your feedback as soon as possible to the performance. Make it individualized -- tailor your feedback to the feedback receiver. MORE
Most leaders like to preface the word ‘criticism’ with the word ‘constructive’. However, not all carry out the ‘constructive’ part well, which usually means the ‘criticism’ part is prone to cause an already “ unhealthy state of things ” to deteriorate even further. MORE
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Offer constructive suggestions for recovering from any system errors. I confess — I have a somewhat clunky phone manner. I tend to dispense with small talk, go straight to the business at hand, and when the business is done I'm ready to hang up. I'm so abrupt, once my business partner asked me, "What is UP with you and the phone?" And it's not just business calls: my husband and children lodge similar complaints. MORE
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"What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain." Maya Angelou. Nobody likes to hear complaints unless they are accompanied by solutions and the benefits to following those solutions. The next time you feel the need to vent, put yourself in the position of the one listening to the diatribe. How would you react? MORE
Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman have administered thousands of 360-degree assessments through their consulting firm, Zenger/Folkman. This has given them a wealth of information about who benefits from criticism, and how to deliver it. Download this podcast. Giving Feedback Audio MORE
Are truly wise people wise enough to know that they have a great deal of wisdom? Or does their wisdom make them acutely aware of how little wisdom they really possess? Research by Uwe Redzanowski and Judith Glück of Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria, shows that there is zero correlation between self-assessments and peer ratings of wisdom, so those who think they’re wise are no more likely than anyone else to be judged as wise by their peers. MORE
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Are truly wise people wise enough to know that they have a great deal of wisdom? Or does their wisdom make them acutely aware of how little wisdom they really possess? Research by Uwe Redzanowski and Judith Glück of Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria, shows that there is zero correlation between self-assessments and peer ratings of wisdom, so those who think they’re wise are no more likely than anyone else to be judged as wise by their peers. MORE
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It was super-simple to construct. Blog C-Level Career Coaching Tip Creative Design Infographic Uncategorized Ways & Tips Active Bloomingdales Caldors Cheap Construct Desk Hack Health IKEA Ikea Hackers Koenig''s Posture Simple Standing Desk Waldenbooks
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Are truly wise people wise enough to know that they have a great deal of wisdom? Or does their wisdom make them acutely aware of how little wisdom they really possess? Research by Uwe Redzanowski and Judith Glück of Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria, shows that there is zero correlation between self-assessments and peer ratings of wisdom, so those who think they’re wise are no more likely than anyone else to be judged as wise by their peers.
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