I get this question at practically every event we do.
Q: What’s the biggest challenge you face working with your husband?
My answer: Being able to give and receive criticism and feedback, without hurting each other’s feelings and hurting the creative working relationship.
Whether you work with your partner, friend, or colleague; at some point you are going to have this challenge too.
Check out this week’s episode of Awaken TV here to hear my 5 best tips for giving constructive criticism without hurting the relationship.
This skill is an art form.
I’d love to hear your tips also. What have you found to be really important to stay aware of when giving or receiving criticism?
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I find it very helpful to stay in the ‘I’ and to stay away from ‘you’ messages. When someone talks to me using lots of ‘you’ messages, I have a tendency to quit listening, which basically ends the conversation.
That is a great addition Cecily Anne! I too try to that as much as I can.
This is a great insight Cecily! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thank you Rachael Jayne, again very useful :-). I wrote them down so I won’t forget them. My tip, and maybe more for relationship feedback then bussiness: In addition to the ‘talking from the I, from Cecile Anne, I would add to speak from how it makes me feel when the person does this or that.
I’m glad you wrote them down! Let me know how this continues to help you!
I have learned to start from my heart center before I offer a critique. Or if I’m on the receiving end – I have to remind myself to calm my self and that it is not a personal attack from someone who loves me.
My daughter and I have had to work thru this topic and I took a few years. We came up with using a code word so the other person could take a moment to get in the right mindset. It is definitely a healing skill worth learning.
Ahhh that is great that you and your daughter are doing this together!
Very useful tips ! Thank you for sharing ! 🙂