MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE BLOG, SPRING 2021

 When giving feedback, a lot of the emphasis is on the here and now. Feedback could be a this is what you did wrong or right, but often is not about how you can change it. The word feed"back", seems to focus on the past, that is why Marshall Goldsmith says in his article " Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback ", we should call it feed"forward", which is emphasizing the future. This form of response generates ideas for the future, instead of constant dwelling on the past. However, if you are going to give feedback that emphasizes past actions, doing so in a humble way is the best way to get a good response. In his article,  How to Give Bad Feedback without Being a Jerk , Adam Grant talks about how you should explain why you are giving the feedback and take yourself off a pedestal when doing so. This allows for good and clear communication, without giving off the vibe of personally attacking.  Thumbs up and Thumbs down, via  Getty Images

  Negative Feedback, via  Glia Why It's So Hard to Hear Negative Feedback Conflict, specifically in the workplace, is something I dread more than almost anything. While I know the people who are above me care both about me and the office, when negative feedback is given to me I feel like I am being directly attacked and have let everyone down. However, this article showed me that I need to train my mind to crave these experiences. As I said, I know these people care about me and also give me positive feedback, so why am I so hung up on the few times I get corrected? If I know I have good intentions with my work, and that they are also working in good faith and trying to correct the mistake for next time, I should take that C graded performance, and turn it into an A graded performance for improvement. Why Negative Feedback is Better than No Feedback The picture used above is from this article I found while browsing the internet. It gave me a different but also h...