MGMT250 Feedback
In management class today, we discussed giving and receiving feedback. Professor Johnson said that many people have fears and anxiety about giving feedback to others. I have never felt as if I was one of these people. I rather enjoy critiquing others, but might be nervous under certain circumstances. For instance, I do not like to give negative feedback to my supervisors or bosses. I always feel some uncertainty when approaching a superior with negative sentiments. A good approach, which we discussed in class, is to present the feedback in such a way that it is not a personal attack. Instead of Professor Johnson's example, "I hate it when you do that," I would say something more such as, "I feel like it would be a good idea for us to work on how our time is spent during meetings." By utilizing the latter method, I am not pointing out a certain person’s faults, but highlighting something we can work as a team to improve.
Johnson, Jennifer. Class lecture. Management 250. Case Western Reserve University. Peter B. Lewis Building, Cleveland. 8 Nov. 2006.
Comments
Posted by: Matt Collins
Posted on: November 8, 2006 11:48 PM
I also have a hard time giving negative feedback to others. I appreciate your thoughts on working on improvement as opposed to blatantly pointing out mistakes. This approach takes a lot of pressure off of individuals and can help build trust within a group. We have not discussed the issue of feedback yet in Section 3 of Management 250, so it will be interesting to see if our ideas are in line with yours.