How to take in feedback you really don’t want to hear
I recently received very tough feedback. Very tough unsolicited feedback, I might add. It wasn’t fun. I had known that something had gone wrong in a meeting a few weeks prior. I worried that my drive to action during the meeting hadn’t necessarily helped...
How to make criticism charming
“Anyone can be accurate and even profound, but it is hard work to make a criticism charming.” ~H.L. Mencken If the primary goal of feedback is to help, and motivate, someone to change their behavior, it seems to me that the secondary goal of feedback is to...
It’s more than the thought that counts
“All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.” ~James Russell Lowell Recently I watched a former colleague struggle with how to show up for her team at work. Her organization had gone through a merger and a few...
Four must-do steps to end meeting madness
Meetings are often cited as one of the biggest workplace frustrations. There are too many of them, they are often poorly managed, and little productivity comes from them. Yet, we know that meetings can be very effective for opening dialogue, strengthening...
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