— To follow is a bullet of wisdom on leadership. It comes from Tom’s rifle, named Shot, who has seen it all. You’ll get the drift by clicking Blog in the menu at www.tomnewhouse.com.
EVER BEEN IN A FIGHT? I mean a real fight where others are coming at you from every direction to do you harm? I have. It’s not fun, especially when jumped from behind. Best two fighters I’ve ever seen fought back-to-back.
Leaders, your team is in a fight. Challenges of every kind come at a team from every direction. To meet these challenges, team members—you are one—give one another feedback. That’s good. But a preference for negative, corrective feedback might harm team trust. Oh, negative feedback is effective once in a while…when positive feedback prevails. You see, those who find fault in us don’t come across as having our back. We say, Whose side are you on?