In the beginning of my career, when I started out as a junior software engineer, I believed that asking a lot of questions was the only way to succeed in the workplace. I wanted to get as much information as I could because that would allow me to be effective, to become a part of …
Category: Conversation
How the brains of introverts differ from the brains of extroverts
You come to an annual corporate party. There are lots of people you don’t even know. They’re chatting with each other loudly, making jokes and having fun or at least pretending to enjoy each other’s company. Meanwhile, you’re trying to smile but inside you’re totally exhausted. You’d rather be chilling at home. You have to …
How to deliver negative feedback effectively?
Feedback is a paradox. The majority of leaders tend to avoid giving corrective or negative feedback. A study conducted by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman [1] found that 43% of leaders describe giving corrective feedback as a stressful and difficult experience. On the other hand, 94% of feedback recipients state that corrective feedback improves their …
What’s our favorite topic?
People love to talk. We communicate with each other all the time through different means of communication, such as face-to-face interactions, emails, phone calls, video conferences, text messages and many others. Nowadays we’ve got access not only to newspapers but also to social media and online services. It looks like we should have an infinite …
Who gave you permission to provide negative feedback?
I meet lots of people who believe that nagging is the only way to change someone’s behavior. They also believe or rather deceive themselves that the more they repeat “don’t do this”, the better it works. In this post I’d like to show you how negative feedback impacts the quality of your relations. How do we …