On the one-hand, yeah, positive feedback feels good and all. On the other hand, as Gordon Ramsay says, "My team doesn't care about the positives. They listen fo

On the one-hand, yeah, positive feedback feels good and all. On the other hand, as Gordon Ramsay says, "My team doesn't care about the positives. They listen for the negatives." Maybe the difference is in the sense of ownership the team feels over the final result. If the look, feel, and strategy has come down from on high, listening for the negatives is of limited utility, since you can't change anything anyway. But if everything is going forward on your say-so, the negatives are a powerful tool that you should seek out at any opportunity.