>Well, if you are criticizing a person, then the rest of the team may not need to hear it. Perhaps. Everyone cannot hear everything. There is just not enough t

>Well, if you are criticizing a person, then the rest of the team may not need to hear it. Perhaps. Everyone cannot hear everything. There is just not enough time to process it all. Each must be able to work on their own pieces. However, I would say that any time things are being said in private, there is the opportunity that candor is being lost to the rest of the team. I can believe that people can forget that they are talking to a person. I'm just having a hard time imagining what that would be like. I think I get what you are saying about personalizing things. I want to say that the rule should be, "Don't treat your perceptions as reality, they could be wrong." You can send me anything you've got.