Comments on: Embrace Criticism to Improve Self Development

By: gain self confidence

gain self confidence — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:55:10 +0000

Self development are what people are seeking for. There are great books out there and it would help you and me in lots of ways. Just want to ask if you have any recommendations on what are the good books to read about self improvement.

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uberVU - social comments — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:54:24 +0000

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By: Embrace Criticism By Asking For Feedback

Embrace Criticism By Asking For Feedback — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:16:08 +0000

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By: Marc Winitz

Marc Winitz — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:43:07 +0000

Phil – I think you have hit it on the head in terms of the work environment. I see this constantly. It is such an easy way to provide recognition and help those you work with improve. Appreciate your kind words about the post, looking forward to putting up more on this topic shortly.

By: Phil - Less Ordinary Living

Phil - Less Ordinary Living — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:28:07 +0000

Marc -

Excellent post. I like the idea of giving feedback as an obligation and I think of it as a gift. I know that I can be sensitive to receiving feedback and a little defensive and have worked really hard on this. Without feedback in the dojo it is hard to improve and the same comes in life. One of the principle reasons that people are dis-satisfied at work is lack of feedback – positive to recognize achievement and constructive to help get better. Both help us to improve and feel valued. Really enjoyed this and great to see a new post.

Phil
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By: Marc Winitz

Marc Winitz — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:34:40 +0000

Paul, your welcome. It should be noted that positive comments are part of the criticism process, something I’ll get into in the next post. Thanks for pointing it out however. The impression of “Criticism” might be completely taken as negative, but it isn’t. Appreciate your commenting here.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:44:42 +0000

Marc,

Thank you for the pingback; I think you’ve reinforced the message very clearly and powerfully. I agree with everything you’ve emphasized here; linking it with your martial arts helps to get the message over.

It is such common practice to see this powerful learning tool called criticism, wrongly used through abuse or lack of skills.

I have experienced being persuaded to use it with care in education, for fear of upsetting learners; I think the idea from policy makers was to feedback with positive comments. Consequently the learners lose out on a a crucial learning point.

Regards

Paul
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