Criticism: Constructive Criticism is an Oxymoron

Strong people tend to measure their progress: strong people enjoy adding their own weights. No strong person will tolerate people who 'just keep adding…

Values are concepts covering things important and admirable to us (our minds). Values are our perceptions of intrinsically valuable or desirable ways of…

Fire when the cost of presence exceeds its value: that's on the self-serving end of things [...and that is one of the ends] Fire when bad habits violate…

Have Culture - if it isn't defined it will define itself Give Compliments - everyone wants to use talents to create value...and get regular pats on the back…

I think most people object to, argue against, or otherwise resist New Things (...as in - People Do Only 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits & New Things )…

Every human being wishes, to a degree, to control his or her environment, including the actions of other people. For some people, this need to control the…

Troubled underdeveloped minds grind away, trying to rule their frightened little worlds. Oh yes, those troubled minds argue and assault...especially, when…

Why do you deliver criticism? How do you deliver criticism? What criticism do you deliver? I'm borrowing Simon Sinek's ‘Golden Circle' thinking here…

Sure, we can be distracted or negative but let's remember we have these other two choices: being there and being positive . If you are not naturally inclined…

Each of these on its own can signal impending problems. Put the two together and...what a recipe for stresses and strains and interpersonal disasters. Some…

When you get right down to it, nobody likes tired people. You cannot count on tired people. Tired people may not be there when you want or need their help…

If you treat people like losers, you will not see them win: You will see some of them lose You will see the rest of them leave Some people tolerate abuse…

If you must use your whip…beware…you must first put it to use on yourself so everyone knows how strictly you embrace leading by example.

Only people who are skilled at converting Intelligent thoughts into Intelligent actions will be seen as producers of Accurate and Timely actions.

Some people humble others, and appear to believe it will actually build better performance.

When you run a company, from time to time, you may think your employees want to run the company their way. Perhaps, it isn’t that the employees want to run…

When that need to criticize visits... STOP! THINK - what is about to happen? I mean - really THINK about WHY you are about to deliver this piece of…

When a mentor is mentoring an employee the mentor uses criticism most sparingly if at all. In addition, the mentor refrains from sharing those criticisms…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet When you have authority, most people shut down, in one way or another, in response to your criticism. Maybe you want them to…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet Try putting an end to receiving input then vetoing ideas and shutting people down. Even better, try putting an end to asking…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet When 'No' thoughts are filling the brain there is little room for 'Yes" thoughts. In fact, chances are 'No' and 'Yes' thoughts…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet Constructive criticism is an oxymoron . Rather than be critical of other folks...focus on the areas of agreement. Build on…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet Constructive Criticism Is An Oxymoron. When toxic people succeed in work environments that success is always short-lived...and…

The Thinking Behind The Tweet Most of us have heard the proverb " Physician heal thyself ." The moral of the proverb is fix your own defects before you…

If you wish to excel at business, you must have a better than average amount of courage and self-confidence. These states of mind, these habits of character…

Ken Blanchard says feedback is the breakfast of champions. [The problem is, at least 80% of people are allergic to it.] — a Thought Post by Rick Baker, 2014.

Thought Tweet #998 The less confidence you feel, the more others criticize you. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Or, at least, it seems that way. And perception…

Thought Tweet #990 When they are messing on the floor, sometimes you just gotta put down your newspaper. The Thinking Behind The Tweet Only a Baker's Dozen…

Before you blame People for the problems make sure you have given sufficient thought to the Processes and the Situation.

Business Contains Only 3 Things: People, Processes, & Situations. When a problem arises at work you can consider these 3 things and you can choose from 3…