Honest, open feedback is important in helping staff members grow and develop. Most staff members want to know how they are doing and where they need to improve. For feedback to be effective, however, it must be constructive. To ensure you're giving constructive rather than destructive feedback, it's crucial to understand your motive in offering criticism.Unfortunately, at times leaders can be driven to give feedback by motives other than helping staff members grow. Next time you're tempted to criticize a staff member,
pause for a moment and make sure you're not doing it to:
- hurt someone else.
- get even for something done to you.
- vent your frustration.
- make yourself look good to others.
- boost your own ego.
