Negative Feedback

["Robert E. Garland" <robert -at- JTAN -dot- COM>]

Contrary to popular belief, negative feedback is the useful stuff.

Negative feedback allows for control and error correction.

Positive feedback is what you get when the microphone gets in front of
the PA speaker:  uncontrolled oscillation.

So much for physics.  In the human resources arena, the nature of the
negative feedback is more important than the fact that it is rendered.

A good mentor will offer negative feedback and positive encouragement.

An a****** boss, on the other hand...

>
> Matthew Horn said:
> >First off, you say you "haven't received much negative feedback". I
> >would be concerned if I received ANY negative feedback. Maybe you are lucky
> >to still have a job.
>
> Then Steven Anderson said:
> >What?  You have never received negative feedback?  Or every time you have,
> >you lost your job?  My goodness!  I'm not sure whether I'm envious of your
> >position, or happy that I don't work in that kind of environment.
>
> I think this is just a matter of what kind of "negative feedback"
> Anonymous was receiving.  If it was the garden-variety
> "I'm-the-SME-and-I-don't-like-that-you-put-My-Grand-Idea-in-lowercase,"
> that's one thing.  If it was the scarier,
> "I'm-your-editor-and-frankly-I'm-sorry-I-hired-your-butt" kind, that's
> another.
>
> Patty Ewy
> (who will be starting a new tech writing job in a week and is hoping for
> garden-variety negative feedback, if any ...)
>
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>


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     Robert Garland                          Amateur Radio Station NX3S
     Hilltown Township Bucks County                         Grid FN20ii
     Pennsylvania USA                                   robert -at- jtan -dot- com

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