I have entered into a really exciting and at the same time mega challenging collaboration over the summer vacation.
You see, I only get negative feedback and it's rarely concrete, so I don't know what to do differently.
Hi, this is Danni. Welcome to Friday Feedback.
In my new collaboration, there are no comments when something is done right.
There's just complaining every time something isn't quite right.
I'll tell you how I handle that situation in today's episode of Friday Feedback.
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Reflection
But first, now that summer vacation is over, I'd like to invite you to a little reflection:
Do you have such relationships where you mainly talk about what doesn't work?
If you're a manager, do you remember to tell your employees when you "catch them doing something right"? Instead of just correcting all the time, no matter how well-intentioned your correction may be.
And if you're an employee, the exact same actually applies to you.
Do you remember to tell your manager and colleagues when they do something you appreciate?
For example, you could consider it right now, in this very moment....and then either walk past the person and say it face-to-face or send a short email, depending on what you think they value most.
After the holidays, it's good to remind ourselves and each other of the things that actually work.
Constant negative feedback
For me, it's quite an ordeal - to be honest.
In my new collaboration, I have chosen to start by being patient.
I know it takes practice:
- noticing when something works and
- partly to be able to express it at all.
So instead of giving feedback on her feedback to me, I try to act as a role model here at the beginning and articulate the successes that I see in her and in our collaboration.
Hey, now my business partner is actually here.
.... Watch the video
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