Feedback Facilitator Mugs

Feedback doesn't need to be negative.

"Despite years of management training john still found it difficult to give negative feedback."

"He still finds giving negative feedback really difficult!"

'Let's take turns saying what we like about each other...and fake it if you have to.'

'The customers' suggestions make a lot of sense. I say, let's hire the customers and fire the staff!'

That group of constituents I'm meeting...is that feedback or blowback?

Suggestions Box

'It's got people contributing but it's a pain smoothing out all those notes.'

Blonde man putting an envelope into a suggestion box

'Here's another one that'll make you blow your stack.'

Suggestions

Unfortunately of the 78% of people who completed more than 56% of the survey 98% thought it was a complete waste of time

"I'd say we were pretty much on target."

"Shall we start with an icebreaker?"

"Good" "Bad" "Work on it" "Keep working - maybe it's not as bad as you think it is" "Put it to a committee" "Give up" "Make it worse" "Make it better" "Still a bad idea" "Overthink it" "Throw yourself into a pit of wild badgers" "Throw it away" "Call it done" "Sigh."

"Why won't you teach us how to handle complaints?"

Inclusive speech

"O.K., O.K., people - we're not workshopping these, they're already set in stone."

'Complete sentences?? Jeez, how verbose can you get?'

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

"Mrs. Berg calls my book report a finely crafted debut and she looks forward to my next effort."

'All those in doubt, raise your eyebrows.'

Should not have put that suggestion in the suggestion box.'

"Get off the stage and get a copy of 'Studies of Laughter in Interaction'—I think you'll enjoy it."

"This isn't the big city anymore, Jim. I'm the facilitator now."

Neuro, Biology, Chemistry, Feedback, Psychology, Technology, Physiology Institute

Suggestion box which shreds forms placed in it.

"This is the communications workshop, right? Let’s get started, I’m prepared!"

"On reflection i think i could have coped with just 340' feedback."

'I thought people were quite receptive to the change seminar.'

The first week of the brainstorming session went slowly.

"How'd I do on the test?"

"Are you going to ask for feedback every time you cook a meal?"

"It's time for your performance review where I damn you with faint praise."

"Bob wait, let's do the survey first! Sir, on a scale of 1, poor, to 10, excellent, how would you rate our chase today?"