Leadership
Use This 3-Step Approach to Give Better Negative Feedback
If you want your feedback to make a difference, focus on reducing feelings of threat.
September 12, 2024
“It’s a fair bet that you work with some people whose views differ strongly from yours on politically and emotionally charged issues — the upcoming US presidential election, Donald Trump’s criminal indictments, Gaza, reproductive rights and climate change, to name just a few.
Or maybe you just differ on how threatening those issues are. Sometimes someone with strong views can be unnerved by a person who thinks nothing is ever a big deal, and vice-versa.
Either way, the question is: How can we keep our conversations about any of these lightening rod issues from derailing our ability to work well together?”
Read more in CNN Business.
If you want your feedback to make a difference, focus on reducing feelings of threat.
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