Positive Feedback

Posted on August 14, 2008 
Filed Under Chief Blogging Officer

When I think back to my childhood, I realize that for the most part, at home and at school I was always corrected and/or scolded or punished when I did something wrong, but I was rarely given praise when I did something right or well. The class as a whole is never told that they are doing a good job of staying quiet and paying attention; that is expected. But if they get distracted and start chattering or acting out in any way, they are immediately corrected. If the teachers actually praised the class for keeping themselves in order and paying attention, perhaps things would become unruly far less often.

In the workplace, if you are doing a poor job, or you need some coaching for whatever reason, of course you need to accept whatever guidance is being offered to you. But often times, you never hear a word about anything good that you are doing, but you immediately hear constructive feedback when you are doing something that is not up to par.

I was just reading a piece by F. John Reh entitled “How To Give Positive Feedback,” and I found it to be very informative and enlightening. He suggests that you should give positive feedback immediately upon recognizing that a team member is doing a good job. He also says that you should be specific about exactly what it is that you like about the person’s work. He goes on to assert that you should indeed make a big deal of it, do it often, and do it publicly, sincerely, and evenly, while considering the specific personality of the receiver.

If you want to live a fun, balanced, and healthy lifestyle, you need to stay in touch with your inner child, and as kids, we all appreciated praise and acceptance. A job well done is its own reward to a large extent, but a progressive company shouldn’t hesitate to show gratitude to its team members for their hard work and accomplishments in the company’s behalf. You are not giving away leverage by showing your appreciation to your staff. You are in fact being human.

           

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  1. Finding circles of friends through blogging at tipi[S]ipit on August 18th, 2008 9:34 pm

    [...] almost the same as the way we do. Blogging is one among some ways to share things, and getting a Positive Feedback is the very fun thing during blogging [...]

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