| Feedback should be given as per merit and must be | | | | in the mind of the person. He/She may develop a |
| constructive. Imagine a child who keeps on making | | | | hostility towards his critics. Instead of the two working |
| mistakes in his studies. If we were to give only | | | | together to develop the work better, they may only be |
| negative feedback, the child is supposed to be | | | | busy figuring out ways to outwit each other. Here the |
| rebuked everytime he does something. No one will | | | | primary objective is lost and forgotten. If a teacher |
| argue about the damage this does to a child's | | | | scolds a kid in front of the entire class for failing in the |
| psychology. Instead if small mistakes are considered | | | | Math test, the child will certainly develop hatred for the |
| as a part of the child's development process and | | | | teacher. If the same negative feedback is given in the |
| proper encouragement is given, we will have a | | | | form of encouragement, even others may even get |
| constantly learning student with enthusisasm and | | | | inspired. It happens with movies. Critics sometimes try |
| confidence. | | | | their best to lambast the movie and in the process |
| Feedback must be given as deserved. Consider an | | | | even are responsible for the movie's failure. This is a |
| new artist who has just exhibited his first paintings. If | | | | bad scenario. Same happens in the corporate |
| critics -instead of appreciating the positive aspects of | | | | environment. So many studies have covered the |
| his work and giving him the impetus he needs- try to | | | | effects of positive feedback by the bosses towards |
| belittle him with negative feedback, find minute flaws, | | | | their employees. |
| will only kill his interest in his work. If the same negative | | | | With negative feedback, one might be preventing the |
| feedback is given in a positive way or constructive | | | | growth of an individual. Try giving feedback in an |
| way, will help him avoid the same mistakes in the | | | | balanced manner that does not sound harsh or critical. |
| future. Who knows, the next Picasso might come up. | | | | Only point out what is going wrong. Differentiate |
| Responding positively to someone's work generates | | | | between the work and the worker. Rather than saying |
| good feeling and amity. It raises the levels of | | | | that you are a shoddy worker, if we say that- this |
| understanding. It helps in proper communication | | | | piece of work done by you seems shoddy. This |
| between the two parties. Negative vibes only serve in | | | | approach may be of greater help in getting results. |
| polarizing the two. | | | | Giving negative feedback may make us feel superior, |
| Negative feedback can create a feeling of discontent | | | | but does not help the recipient at all. |