Feedback Guru Mugs

'Harris, I want to know what you really think - but be careful.'

"Nonsense, it's just your perception that I treat you like crap."

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

Four Types of Critics

"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?"

Feedback should be sought for genuine reasons, not because you want compliments. . .

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

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."

Suggestion box which shreds forms placed in it.

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

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

'Does anyone else have any complaints?'

"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?"

Giving feedback is a complex process.

'I'm sorry, but you have a very impressive resume, and at this company, we find competence threatening.'

'Please, Ma'am — I'm running out of paper!'

'How dare they make these kind of suggestions?!'

Constructive Criticism 50c.

Suggestion Box

'Any recommendations besides these report cards saying you work well with others?'

'Negotiating skills need fine tuning.'

Great coaching is about being specific with feedback.

Customer Complaints - "Thank you, Thompson, for collecting the statistics."

'We're looking for someone who can multitask - but not during the interview.'

Suggestion box, one for suggestions and one for 'clean' suggestions.

"The boss loves the positive feedback he gets every time he says something."

'-Must remember to empty that...'

Musician feedback card

How's my Sermon . . .

"Just got back from the client meeting and great news. . . your work isn't dead. It's beaten senseless and run over by a dump truck...but still very much alive."