Comments on: There is no such thing as positive or negative feedback. http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:02:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Why Business Blogs Should Welcome Negative Comments http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-307815 Why Business Blogs Should Welcome Negative Comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:08:57 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback.html#comment-307815 [...] There is no such thing as positive or negative feedback. [...] [...] There is no such thing as positive or negative feedback. [...]

]]> By: David Zinger http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-307847 David Zinger Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:46:55 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback.html#comment-307847 Feedback and feed-forward from Marshall Goldsmith all give us food to enhance our performance it we open our brains. Feedback and feed-forward from Marshall Goldsmith all give us food to enhance our performance it we open our brains.

]]> By: David http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-307854 David Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:37:02 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback.html#comment-307854 I enjoyed reading these comments. I read somewhere that there is no such thing as +ve or -ve feedback, just feedback with varying levels of judgement. When feedback feels good its usually very low in any judgements. Its just clean feedback and usually kindly given and gratefully received. When feedback feels negative or uncomfortable it usually high in judgemental content, where the judgement essentially says that the commentator would be doing a far better job than you if placed in your shoes. Sort of like pointing their finger at you where only 1 finger is pointing at you, yet the other 3 fingers are pointing back at them. This kind of feedback is not very useful to you at first glance, because it can rub you up the wrong way, etc. The trick is to benefit from this second type of feedback (ie: listening to the one finger) without getting caught up with reacting to the judgemental content (3 fingers) which is saying a lot more about them than you. [Works for me.] I enjoyed reading these comments.

I read somewhere that there is no such thing as +ve or -ve feedback, just feedback with varying levels of judgement.

When feedback feels good its usually very low in any judgements. Its just clean feedback and usually kindly given and gratefully received.

When feedback feels negative or uncomfortable it usually high in judgemental content, where the judgement essentially says that the commentator would be doing a far better job than you if placed in your shoes. Sort of like pointing their finger at you where only 1 finger is pointing at you, yet the other 3 fingers are pointing back at them. This kind of feedback is not very useful to you at first glance, because it can rub you up the wrong way, etc.

The trick is to benefit from this second type of feedback (ie: listening to the one finger) without getting caught up with reacting to the judgemental content (3 fingers) which is saying a lot more about them than you.

[Works for me.]

]]> By: Keep Your Self Motivated To Post On Your Blog http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-308540 Keep Your Self Motivated To Post On Your Blog Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:10:56 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback.html#comment-308540 [...] There is no such thing as positive or negative feedback. [via Zemanta] [...] [...] There is no such thing as positive or negative feedback. [via Zemanta] [...]

]]> By: divinespiritlove http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-308992 divinespiritlove Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:35:24 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback.html#comment-308992 Thank you for posting this article. I also try hard to work on seeing the positive in feedback as much as humanly possible and this article helps tremendously. My appreciation to you is in the highest sense. To show you my gratitude I would like to share with you a post I found that also helps with this: <A href="http://consciousflex.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-dissolve-problems-in-human.html"> http://consciousflex.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-dissolve-problems-in-human.html</A> Thank you indeed. I hope it helps you and others who read this as much as this post of yours as helped, please keep up the incredible work in helping others! Thank you for posting this article. I also try hard to work on seeing the positive in feedback as much as humanly possible and this article helps tremendously. My appreciation to you is in the highest sense.
To show you my gratitude I would like to share with you a post I found that also helps with this: http://consciousflex.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-dissolve-problems-in-human.html
Thank you indeed. I hope it helps you and others who read this as much as this post of yours as helped, please keep up the incredible work in helping others!

]]> By: David Zinger http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-309388 David Zinger Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:22:14 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback.html#comment-309388 <p>Annette: I couldn't agree more and we had parallel thoughts as I said this too in #11. It is worth saying twice and maybe even more than that. Thanks, David</p> Annette:
I couldn’t agree more and we had parallel thoughts as I said this too in #11. It is worth saying twice and maybe even more than that.
Thanks,
David

]]> By: annette http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-309377 annette Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:27:26 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback.html#comment-309377 <p>This is a great list David - I'd add one more point which is that feedback always says more about who is giving it rather than about the person to whom it is given.</p> This is a great list David – I’d add one more point which is that feedback always says more about who is giving it rather than about the person to whom it is given.

]]> By: David Zinger http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-309351 David Zinger Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:53:23 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback.html#comment-309351 <p>Allena, I encourage you to click on the photo credit and visit the wornderful photographs by this photographer. David</p> Allena,
I encourage you to click on the photo credit and visit the wornderful photographs by this photographer.
David

]]> By: Allena http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-309347 Allena Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:07:06 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/11/there-is-no-such-thing-as-positive-or-negative-feedback.html#comment-309347 <p>Actually, I kinda just want to know what that picture is of? Thanks!</p> Actually, I kinda just want to know what that picture is of? Thanks!

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