Feedback
Giving Long-Overdue Feedback
Early in my career I ran a database, and I trained a lot of people how to use it. Being new to the database, the people I trained often made little mistakes. I didn’t want to hurt their feelings or seem overly critical, so I didn’t say anything. Instead, I’d just fix the mistakes when…
Read MoreFeedback – My Team’s Turn
In my last blog, I wrote about the power of feedback and how the leader should solicit feedback in order to grow. As you grow and get better yourself, you are raising the standard for your team. I love the quote by Tyron Edwards (an American Theologian), which reads, “People never improve unless they look…
Read MoreFeedback—As the Leader, I Go First
Of all the things that have helped me to grow over the years as a person, as a husband, and as a leader, what has helped the most is when I have received specific feedback. I like reading books and enjoy seminars as these give me new information to process in how to be or…
Read MoreThe Losada Line: A Formula for Feedback
Last week, coming off from Thanksgiving, I wrote about the importance of being a grateful person. In doing so, I used some wisdom from Shawn Achor’s great book, The Happiness Advantage. This week I’m continuing along a similar line of thinking using the same book to remind you how important it is not only to…
Read MoreWho’s Your BFF?
In one of my former work positions, I received an annual review from our executive board. I dreaded it every year. Part of the reason I dreaded it was because I knew that this group saved up everything I did wrong or right from the last 12 months and then dumped it on me in that meeting. While…
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