- Avoid generalizations – This means
that you should not say something vague, if someone does well do not
just say something like good job because you need to specify what is
the good thing they did.
- Focus on Behaviors that can be
changed – This just shows that you know the weak points of an idea
that does not 100% agree with you, take initiative!
- Do not debate or argue with the
group you are evaluating.- You're not the king of the world, a group
is there for you to work and help with your common goal!
- Do not micromanage the group –
Trust your group to take care of the jobs that they have, if you
take over their work what's the point of being in a group that you
do not trust?
- Remember your role – You have a
job to tend to, it's okay to ask your group what you need to do but
remember to follow through with your job!
- Accentuate the positive aspects –
If you use negative comments in the beginning you have a chance of
depressing your group into becoming pessimistic, find out what you
did well and make that wellness grow!
- End with specific suggestions for
improvement. - You need to clarify what needs to be done, as a group
member if you don't say anything, do anything, or not know anything
nothing happens.
-Be clear and concise if you present
your ideas orally or in writing. - Not everybody will understand
your inside jokes, inform them!
- Compliment in public and criticize
in private is an accepted practice in most professional settings. -
You don't want to shout out at your group members and humiliate them
with negative comments now do you? Have some compassion, they might
be working harder than you are!
- In an organizational setting,
developing positive relationships during the feedback process will
repay itself time and again. - Doing this could actually open deeper
gates in your friendships and you might find easier and efficient
ways of working with them! But I don't recommend making friends just
because you want business with them, that would be dirty!
I think you did a great job pointing out the most important peices to each of these steps. I am curious what the step you thinkis that gets ignored the most. Even though I read it in the book, I was reminded even more in reading your post the importance of remembering your job. When we are in meetings and group discussions, it is easy when we are talking about changes and inprovements to forget who we are and what we do. Being a part of a teaching staff, I have to remind myself all the time that my role is to teach and be fair. All I really have to do is make sure I am delivering information in a way that my students can retain and understand. All of the politics that come along with the job are just that, they follow along. Its easy to get wrapped up in all of the side chatter and forget who you are really there to please.
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