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Give me feedback, not encouragement. I don't care whether you tell me my work is good or bad, but I very much care than you qualify that statement with data poi
by Bayart 6y ago
Give me feedback, not encouragement. I don't care whether you tell me my work is good or bad, but I very much care than you qualify that statement with data points or a new outlook that enable me to improve that work.
I think a lot of technical guys see professional interactions that way, with pats on the back being at best an empty ritual, at worst a waste of useful time.
- khalilravanna 6y agoFor me this is the key. Positivity and negativity are both harmful if they’re not specific. Saying “the team did a great job” is basically worthless. Cool, let’s all do the exact same thing we did last time with no variation so we can do another “great job”. Versus “the team did a great job communicating changed expectations mid project that meant we didn’t lose a client” can actually lend some insight. Negative feedback is the exact same (keep it specific) though with the nuance of saving negative feedback that’s personal for 1:1 convos.