Feedback Strategies
One of the most important parts about growing in your work, and as a human in general, is giving and receiving feedback. It is extremely important to us that we receive positive feedback, as well as feedback that is going to help us improve in whatever we are doing. While not all feedback is necessarily positive, there is a way to make it more positive. There is also a way to give others feedback in a way that will still make them feel good about the work they are doing. For this weeks assignment, we looked at two different articles that talk about how to give someone else feedback in a more positive manner while still helping them improve their work.
The first article I chose was The Difference Between Praise and Feedback by Anya Kamenetz. I really enjoyed reading this article because not everyone understands that not all feedback is praise. People can tend to get the two confused, and do not actually learn or grow from what they are being told. While there is a way to incorporate praise into feedback, it is important to not mix the two up. Feedback is meant to help someone grow and improve in their work, whereas praise is meant to make someone feel good about their work. Praise may make you feel good, but it does not help you grow. People need the constructive criticism and tips in order to better their work and themselves.
The second article I chose was How to Give Feedback Without Sounding Like a Jerk by Adam Grant. I feel that this article was a very important one because of the message it sends. Many people have a problem in which they tend to take feedback and constructive criticism very personally. I have grown up hearing "do not take anything personally" when it comes to my work and receiving feedback. No one is giving you feedback to try and hurt you. They are doing it because they want to help you improve as much as you can. A lot of times, people are also giving feedback to teach someone something they might not have known. It is important to learn how to give someone feedback without hurting their feelings. The tone of voice, the wording, and the words themselves are all very important and must be used carefully to avoid sounding like a jerk.
Ashlyn, I also thought the How to Give Feedback Without Sounding Like a Jerk was very important, especially for those who are in an environment at work or school where everyone feels as if they are in competition even though we're all just at different levels of reaching different goals. This article, along with other abouts giving feedback, have made me much more open to receiving feedback from others because others have experience in fields where they study perspectives that I would never even think of.
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