tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post210019224777363337..comments2023-09-30T06:07:27.416-04:00Comments on Questioning Semantics: It Should Go Without SayingWesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-16310423597239508162007-05-11T06:09:00.000-04:002007-05-11T06:09:00.000-04:00My father taught me that when you're going to crit...My father taught me that when you're going to criticize someone, you open with a compliment. See, when you say something a person doesn't want to hear, they decide they don't like what you have to say, and they stop listening. When you say something they DO want to hear, they think "I like this guy's thinking, I bet he's got some great ideas." Then you can get them to listen.<BR/><BR/>So you phrase it as "America's military is the finest in the world, and I think it's a crime that they're being wasted on a pointless war cooked up by a bunch of Washington crooks." You say "I love what you've done with my hair in the past, but today I'm looking for a style that's right between here and here... think you can pull that off for me?"Noah Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14042707349130704199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-68901531859250234342007-05-08T16:23:00.000-04:002007-05-08T16:23:00.000-04:00"Wow. You look really nice, today!""What, I look l...<B>"Wow. You look really nice, today!"<BR/><I>"What, I look like shit every other day?!"</I></B><BR/><BR/><BR/>Guilty as charged!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-82693681768058401882007-05-08T12:12:00.000-04:002007-05-08T12:12:00.000-04:00Good post, Crazy Man!Good post, Crazy Man!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370568546202869034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-74806712383313617052007-05-08T08:54:00.000-04:002007-05-08T08:54:00.000-04:00I hear you.I guess that applies in personal and pr...I hear you.<BR/><BR/>I guess that applies in personal and professional settings.Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-14076434435584836992007-05-07T23:36:00.000-04:002007-05-07T23:36:00.000-04:00I like this post. Not that your other posts are b...I like this post. Not that your other posts are bad or anything... ;)<BR/><BR/>We do this kind of stuff because our identities and self worth are so wrapped up in the work we do. I think there just needs to be a better balance. At most places, if someone's performance is regularly valued, if they are involved in decision making processes, and if improvements are an ongoing conversation, then it's no big deal to hear that something needs to change. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen as much as it should.Liz Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17794296990587989214noreply@blogger.com