Manufacture Your Day by RECEIVING POWERFUL TIPS ON GIVING FEEDBACK

It’s Wednesday and it’s time for “Manufacturing Leadership Minute” with Karin

Make sure to watch my video by clicking the picture below:

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The reality is that we are human beings and it is so easy to judge others. Society is judgmental and we are trained to conform to this judgment at a young age. We start doing what we see.

Why do we think we have the right to place the meaning of “good or bad” on others?

We should give feedback for 2 reasons only: 

1. Tell the person what you appreciate about him/her (reinforce positive behaviour)
2. Give tips on how the person can improve (success tips based on their behaviour)

Constructive feedback is critical so that our expectations can meet the desired behaviours.

It is easy to destroy someone’s self-worth by criticizing them but it takes real skill to be sincere and help a person to get better.

In our workshops, we experience it all the time. People are very resistant to giving or receiving feedback. That is totally understandable because people have been criticized for so long that they feel every comment is an attack against them.

How sad is that?

How can companies become the best in the industry if people internally fight against each other?

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON STOPPING JUDGMENT:

• Look for the positive in the person – judgments are negative and they can’t exist if you look for the positive.
• Monitor your thoughts – if you think negative thoughts about the person, you can’t connect with the person. Become more aware of what you think and how you think about the person.
• Remember “that feeling” of being judged – doesn’t feel good, does it? So why do it to someone else?

Don’t be a legend in your own mind. We all make mistakes, right?

I hope we can all agree that we need more sincerity and less judgment in the workplace.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

How good are you when it comes to giving or receiving feedback?

Please read the following article:

Ten Ways to Provide Quality Feedback