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>For example, you might ask "If you had to improve anything, what would you change?" It's an open-ended question that will encourage your team member to think.
by icelancer 10y ago
>For example, you might ask "If you had to improve anything, what would you change?" It's an open-ended question that will encourage your team member to think.
Yeah. They think you're too weak-willed to just outright state your opinion and instead passively-aggressively point out what you really mean.
- reitanqild 10y agoI think some people would enjoy life more if they didn't think passive-agressive all tbe time. Passive-agressiveness exists but reading everything into that context just makes for poor workplace performance IMO.
- jamesroseman 10y agoPassive aggression. I was searching for the noun of passive aggressive recently and someone corrected me, and I'm glad they did! (Hopefully this is helpful not hurtful).
- reitanqild 10y agoTo late to edit. That said: Don't worry about me. Only three people I know have managed to seriously annoy me over the last >15 years and they all had to work for it (although it seemed to be quite effortless for at least two of them : )
- syshum 10y agoThis... I hate being slow rolled to idea or opinion.. If you have criticism about my work come out with it, I am not some delicate little snowflake, if there is better way I want to know.
- DecoPerson 10y agoYou have less control over your mind than you believe you do. Guidance (or "slow rolling") helps with strong/deep learning and enables opportunities for conversation. If you trust your boss/coworker, considering letting them continue when they start such discussions. If you don't trust them or feel frustrated/patronised while they're talking, then you have other issues...
- syshum 10y agoI view employment different than most people I have found anyway Trust has nothing at all to do with it, nor does ownership as the article implies as I do not own any of the idea's or work I produce for my employer. That is the purpose of my employment, I trade my skills, knowledge and experience for currency. My employer trusts my boss that is the only Trust that is required, I give my input based on how I see things, if they accept it great, if they want to go another route or use a different idea that is fine as well. I do not have these types of emotional attachments to my work
- Practicality 10y agoOne of the keys to good management is actually understanding that there are some people who want it delicate and some people who want it blunt.
- softawre 10y agoThe real LPT here is that every employee is different and a good boss treats them how they want to be treated.