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What is your role within the company? Beware of the Halo effect [1]. For example, people are biased towards their first and last impression. That's why you/eve
by ndh2 9y ago
What is your role within the company?
Beware of the Halo effect [1]. For example, people are biased towards their first and last impression. That's why you/everyone should write stuff down regularly, so you can at least try to offer more objective and balanced feedback, and not just on the first thing that comes to mind.
I would recommend the book "Managing Humans", which originated from a blog [2]. It has good content on how to talk to people, and which mistakes to look out for. I found it quite entertaining. I believe you can read all content online.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect
[2] http://randsinrepose.com/archives/youre-not-listening/ http://randsinrepose.com/archives/youre-not-listening/
- camhart 9y agoI'm an engineer. Fairly flat organization for now. Love the thoughts on Halo effect. I also feel like other peoples perception, if communicated publicly, biases everyone to that same perception of someone. I'll take a look at the blog post/book.
- camhart 9y agoThe blog post is good. I like the focus on listening well and using silence to extract the bits you don't know how to extract. "If they don’t trust you, they aren’t going to say shit." is great too. I feel like the blog post is geared towards 1 on 1's. I like 1 on 1's but I feel they're only one part of how feedback can be given. My original thoughts, which I didn't describe clearly, are more geared towards creating a culture/environment where feedback is given and received in a respectful, mature, productive, and continuous way.