The Truth Doesn't Have to Hurt: How to Use Criticism to Strengthen Relationships, Improve Performance, and Promote Change

by Deb Bright

Book Overview

Ignoring someone's weaknesses only turns them into big-time company problems. Always praising and reaffirming a lackluster worker never turns them into the employee of the month. But when handled carefully, criticism--honest, genuine, hard-to-hear criticism--promotes trust and respect, motivates individuals, and serves as a catalyst for change. If that sounds far-fetched, it's because few understand how to properly give and receive the kind of critical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814434819
• ISBN13: 9780814434819
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Amacom
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher