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Welcome to Iss  ue 106. If you did not receive a previous issue, you may use the archive link below to view it now. The mission of "Marvelous Mondays" is to offer an inspirational thought, a practical exercise, some humor, or a simple tip to jump-start your week and to enhance your life, business, outlook or relationships. Please feel free to forward "Marvelous Mondays" to others who will enjoy it.
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FEEDFORWARD IS POSITIVE
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"Feedback" is a management tool used to evalueate employee performance. Today, we are going to look at "FEEDFORWARD" as another tool. I am not implying that leaders should abandon regularly scheduled performance reviews. Rather, I will discuss how, in every day interactions, "FEEDFORWARD" can often be preferable to feedback. I wish to acknowledge and thank my coaching colleague, Dick Hurius, and his writings on FEEDFORWARD, which form the basis for this Marvelous Monday issue.
Even when feedback is constructively delivered by management, it is often received by the employee as negative since it involves errors and problems. It always deals with the past and is usually taken as a personal criticism instead of a performance critique. Do you agree? So, it is no surprise that neither management nor the employee is comfortable with this process.
On the other hand, FEEDFORWARD focuses on the future and offers solutions. Doesn't that sound positive?
Here is an example: Suppose you give a presentation to management and that neither your content nor your delivery meets your standards or the expectations of management. In a feedback session your supervisor would have you relive this embarrassing experience. Instead, in a FEEDFORWARD session your supervisor (and hopefully you) come up with positive suggestions for the future.
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EXERCISE
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I invite you to engage in a FEEDFORWARD this week either as management or as employee. Or you can do this within an organization or within your family or a personal relationship. I'll look forward to hearing your positive results.
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"An error doesn't become a mistake
until you refuse to fix it."
- Unknown
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REVISED: JOHN'S BIO
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John Gordon is the owner of several businesses and a family law practice, which is the 3rd oldest (1881) Kansas City based law firm. He coaches business owners, executives, entrepreneurs and professionals. He also coaches persons in career transition or who are considering retirement. He is also a personal coach.
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