Some people don’t just react to criticism about their performance, they get destroyed by it. This is usually because they have an intense need for approval, recognition, and praise from others. When most team members receive well-deserved praise from a peer or leader, they get a warm feeling inside that invigorates their efforts. For others, however, the glow they get from praise consumes them, and their desire for more recognition becomes amplified. They begin to reconfigure their choices and relationships with the simple goal of acquiring the most praise possible.
This is really helpful. An addiction to praise/attention took years for me to uncover and then a lot of hard work to break. Not that you need the validation from me for this post, but I definitely agree. Creating and then fostering a culture of continual feedback has been the best thing both for myself and for the rest of our organization. Feedback does a lot of good, this is definitely one of the greatest barriers to break down on the journey to building a great company.
I've been doing more after action reviews with my teams by asking them right after we completed something, what do you feel we got right, what we didn't, and how we might do better in the future. It is starting to help with some of my more sensitive teams/individuals, a little bit.
This is really helpful. An addiction to praise/attention took years for me to uncover and then a lot of hard work to break. Not that you need the validation from me for this post, but I definitely agree. Creating and then fostering a culture of continual feedback has been the best thing both for myself and for the rest of our organization. Feedback does a lot of good, this is definitely one of the greatest barriers to break down on the journey to building a great company.
I've been doing more after action reviews with my teams by asking them right after we completed something, what do you feel we got right, what we didn't, and how we might do better in the future. It is starting to help with some of my more sensitive teams/individuals, a little bit.
Immediate feedback - that's a great idea. Thanks!
Helpful in that you’re seeing less drama and chatter? Or something else?
Less resistance to criticism and feedback on their work.