Constructive Criticism for Business

Most business leaders often speak in frustration to other people who can’t take constructive criticism. They often describe how they are attempting to assist to have a reaction by being defensive, argumentative, sullen, or downright angry when being told what they were doing wrong or what it will take for them to improve. In order to understand this issue and become more effective, it is essential that we take a close look at the problem, which in this case is looking at the term criticism. The prefix word here of course, is critic and/or critical, which the dictionary describes as belittling, biting, condemning, cutting, cynical, demanding, demeaning, derogatory, disapproving, disparaging, fussy, hairsplitting, humbling, lowering, nagging, nit-picking, reproachful, sarcastic, scolding, severe, sharp, trenchant, and withering. Managers who are in the position of giving feedback to other people do not mean to do it this way. However, those who are trying to assist or teach do not take i...

It does not matter whether you like it or not when people criticize you. The fact is that people can see your flaws better than you, so learning how to deal with and accept criticism is essential in business. Unfortunately, both types of criticism can lower your self-esteem due to the fact that it challenges your skills or character, destructive criticism is just mostly personal attacks. Sometimes it could be intentional, other times they are just an outcome of a lack of talent. Whatever is the cause you will know right away that it is destructive criticism if it only points out your flaws. Constructive criticism includes suggestions on how to improve. Performance reviews are supposed to give you opportunities to hear what your manager thinks about your work. Many managers would rate their employees either as “average” or “above average” to keep the status quo. The reasons for doing this are to prevent them from losing their motivation to work, keep top-performers from getting satisfie...

The real reason why I chose to create the blog because it is important to give feedback in Business without sounding harsh. Criticism is essential as you have to give feedback on what your team is doing wrong. It requires a type of criticism to assist identifying the problem and find solutions. Contact Me: paluku.mupole.602@my.csun.edu About Me Welcome to the Constructive Criticism for Business website. This website is committed to teach you how to give feedback without being harsh. My name is Paluku Mupole and I am a student. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and have been interested in entrepreneurship so that I can be financially independent. In Business, if you want to learn from your mistakes it is important to give positive feedback and offer advice to improve.