Comments on: How to give constructive feedback http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/ Tips and tricks for a better life Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:23:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: James http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-10319 James Tue, 24 May 2011 10:03:48 +0000 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/blog/2007/05/08/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/#comment-10319 Steven Covey is a great influence for this conversation. One of the founding ideas behind his 7 Habits programme is that between stimulus and response there exists a space. This is freedom of choice. Unless we have training and experience we cannot make best use of that space to choose the right response. Feedback is a vital ingredient of this, enabling people to improve the quality of how the respond to life's stimuli. Steven Covey is a great influence for this conversation. One of the founding ideas behind his 7 Habits programme is that between stimulus and response there exists a space. This is freedom of choice. Unless we have training and experience we cannot make best use of that space to choose the right response.

Feedback is a vital ingredient of this, enabling people to improve the quality of how the respond to life’s stimuli.

]]> By: Simonne http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-1895 Simonne Thu, 17 May 2007 10:49:01 +0000 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/blog/2007/05/08/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/#comment-1895 Thank you very much, Church of Integrity and Judith in Umbria for your thoughts. Yes, Judith, I also met a lot of great people thanks to blogging. Thank you very much, Church of Integrity and Judith in Umbria for your thoughts. Yes, Judith, I also met a lot of great people thanks to blogging.

]]> By: Judith in Umbria http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 Judith in Umbria Thu, 17 May 2007 08:54:22 +0000 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/blog/2007/05/08/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/#comment-1891 Yes to that post. I will add that my entire life has improved since I have been consciously being good to people. I've discovered that insecurity is one of the most deleterious things people suffer. Insecure people are unpredictable and a little positive treatment has never hurt anyone. Encouragement. Polite questions that assume the person is wise enough to have the answer. Praise for interesting thinking and good use of the language. Nothing empty just to say something. Blogging has brought me in contact with people I would otherwise never have known, and fortunately, not all of them sell Viagra. Yes to that post. I will add that my entire life has improved since I have been consciously being good to people. I’ve discovered that insecurity is one of the most deleterious things people suffer. Insecure people are unpredictable and a little positive treatment has never hurt anyone.

Encouragement. Polite questions that assume the person is wise enough to have the answer. Praise for interesting thinking and good use of the language. Nothing empty just to say something.

Blogging has brought me in contact with people I would otherwise never have known, and fortunately, not all of them sell Viagra.

]]> By: Church of Integrity http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-1890 Church of Integrity Wed, 09 May 2007 03:04:32 +0000 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/blog/2007/05/08/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/#comment-1890 That was a wonderful post... No but seriously, it was a good post. It contained a bunch of common sense but the thing is that every generation has to learn that. Also I found point 3 funny. That was a wonderful post…

No but seriously, it was a good post. It contained a bunch of common sense but the thing is that every generation has to learn that. Also I found point 3 funny.

]]> By: Simonne http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-1894 Simonne Tue, 08 May 2007 16:03:00 +0000 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/blog/2007/05/08/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/#comment-1894 Alex, I like that forest analogy. Shamefully for me, I did not read Stephen Covey yet, although I heard a lot about his books. Mihai, you are fully right. I took me quite a long while to understand that dialogue is eventually the essence of blogging. Alex, I like that forest analogy. Shamefully for me, I did not read Stephen Covey yet, although I heard a lot about his books.

Mihai, you are fully right. I took me quite a long while to understand that dialogue is eventually the essence of blogging.

]]> By: Mihaï http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-1892 Mihaï Tue, 08 May 2007 14:03:23 +0000 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/blog/2007/05/08/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/#comment-1892 by default the new blogs system are including comments functionality on posts comments means feedback and dialogue so every blog is asking, even begging for feedback by default the new blogs system are including comments functionality on posts

comments means feedback and dialogue

so every blog is asking, even begging for feedback

]]> By: Alex Radich http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-1893 Alex Radich Tue, 08 May 2007 13:38:52 +0000 http://www.alltipsandtricks.com/blog/2007/05/08/how-to-give-constructive-feedback/#comment-1893 Simonne, That is a nice analogy to plane trajectory. I would like to add that Stephen Covey makes a few comparisons like these. He likened a person's way to success to a compass where one has to check his trajectory with the North. And another analogy is when you go in the forest chopping trees to free your way. To check where you should go, you climb the highest tree and look from above. If we are too busy with our workload, we need some feedback from people who can see from above, who have higher vision of life's principles and values. Maybe I am too general, but these things came to my mind... Thank you for a nice article. Simonne,
That is a nice analogy to plane trajectory. I would like to add that Stephen Covey makes a few comparisons like these. He likened a person’s way to success to a compass where one has to check his trajectory with the North. And another analogy is when you go in the forest chopping trees to free your way. To check where you should go, you climb the highest tree and look from above.
If we are too busy with our workload, we need some feedback from people who can see from above, who have higher vision of life’s principles and values.

Maybe I am too general, but these things came to my mind… Thank you for a nice article.

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