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Comment on Giving Negative Feedback by Jenn Steele

Jenn Steele — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:29:02 +0000

I’ve heard that as well. I tend to definitely call out positive things along the way when I’m giving feedback.

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How I give negative feedback « Leading Geeks — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:27:47 +0000

[...] my previous post, I talked about how to give negative feedback. In this post, I’ll describe the steps that I personally take when I have to give negative [...]

Comment on Giving Negative Feedback by ILTA KM Blog

ILTA KM Blog — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:31:58 +0000

I’ve often heard that one should say something positive at the start of the difficult conversation, even if the positive comment has nothing to do with the substance of the criticism (“I like your work ethic, but you have to stop treating X like S.”) I think that signals that you are, if not exactly on their side, not personally offended, and also might raise the tone to a more professional level.

N.B. this isn’t an official “ILTA KM Blog” comment, of course, just me kmhobbie.

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When Feedback Rebounds~ Is honesty irrelevant today? « IMAGINOPIA — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:43:59 +0000

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Comment on My job as a manager by Slamdunk

Slamdunk — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:56:34 +0000

“Show appreciation and disappointment privately.” Excellent Jenn. Giving constant feedback to employees is essential–the official review should not include surprises for anyone.

Comment on My job as a manager by psaghetti

psaghetti — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:21:42 +0000

Well, the higher-ups usually cause the bad situations so it is really about acknowledging the situation and making the best of it to the folks below you. The higher-ups in my case tend to be a bit deaf, dumb and blind so they are usually unaware that there is an issue and won’t recognize it when it is pointed out. (Yes, I have really bad management above me; there is a total lack of leadership amongst the higher-ups.)

Comment on My job as a manager by Jenn Steele

Jenn Steele — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:36:27 +0000

Interesting point. Tends to work well for those downstream, but how do your higher-ups take it?

Comment on My job as a manager by psaghetti

psaghetti — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:30:45 +0000

I find acknowledging the really crappy situations is a huge thing; whether it’s the questionable decisons/individuals above you or the actual working conditions.

Comment on My completely nitpicky pet peeves (humor) by Sandy M.

Sandy M. — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:51:33 +0000

My peeve is when people launch a new email thread simply by replying to an unrelated email. And they leave the subject line in place. I suspect this is ‘easier’ than re-typing four email addresses.

This drives me bonkers, because then it’s incorrectly threaded and quite hard to track down later.

Comment on On Burnout by Butterfly

Butterfly — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:16:09 +0000

Wait, I cannot fathom it being so srtiaghtofrward.