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Because giving negative feedback is hard and uncomfortable and a skill that many people never master. It doesn't help that corporate training on the subject amo
by notus 7y ago
Because giving negative feedback is hard and uncomfortable and a skill that many people never master. It doesn't help that corporate training on the subject amounts to extremely generic and basic advice one could think up on the spot. Nothing really insightful.
- new_realist 7y agoPerhaps it’s because the optimal ratio is believed to be five units of praise per unit of constructive criticism: https://hbr.org/2013/03/the-ideal-praise-to-criticism https://hbr.org/2013/03/the-ideal-praise-to-criticism I wouldn’t be surprised if this backfires with certain types of people.