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Daniel Defoe's book, ‘Robinson Crusoe' was based on the real-life story of Alexander Selkirk, a sailor marooned on a small island in the Pacific. In the poem “ The Solitude of Alexander Selkirk”, the author, William Cowper, says in one stanza:

 

Ye winds that have made me your sport,

Convey to this desolate shore

Some cordial endearing report

Of a land I shall visit no more:

My friends do they now and then send

A wish or a thought after me?

O tell me I yet have a friend,

Though a friend I am never to see.”

 

This clearly illustrates the shattering effects of being cut-off from other humans (even the wild beasts take no notice of him). His misery is complete. So also the misery of those of us who are deprived of ‘strokes', and feedback.  Lack of feedback disillusions, leads to loss of direction and impetus at work, and can break any but the most die-hard individualist. Some points to ponder on feedback:

Feedback can be both negative and positive. It can be both verbal as well as non-verbal.

You can create desirable patterns of behavior by (a) discouraging undesirable patterns of behavior with negative feedback, and (b) encouraging the desirable ones with trumpeted positive feedback. Ensure (a) exceeds (b)! Avoid favoritism.

Some tips:

 

 

  1. Essential to General Management as an integral part of learning; it creates the desire to learn in the approved areas, reinforces impressions, by concrete approval of behavior, puts the person mentally at ease and increases self-confidence.
  2. Not easy; requires courage, skill and mutual respect.
  3. It should be made clear to the recipient that negative feedback is related to the worker's performance, not the PERSON!
  4. It should be given as soon as possible.
  5. It can be given anywhere… maybe while you are sipping your cup and walking about. Encourage two-way communication in adult mode, after the feedback, negative or positive: it clears the atmosphere and builds the foundation for better mutual respect. It softens the blow of  negative feedback and gives the recipient time to regain his composure… and will increase his regard for you, for being so considerate. Bosses get as much out of feedback, perhaps more, than they realize.
  6. It is the twin sister of ‘Follow-up', the other side of the manager's badge of honor.

 

QUESTIONS:

 

  • What is feedback, and why is it so important?

 

  • Give your views on what feedback is, and what it should be in an organization?      

 

 

 

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