title: Productive criticism, Part 2: A new environment for criticism. Performance appraisals and other real-life situations.
abstract: Criticism affects almost all aspects of your job: the quality of work you do, how you feel about it, and your relationships with your boss, coworkers, and subordinates. Used productively, criticism is a powerful tool that helps you improve your work, enhance your working relationships, increase your job satisfaction, and achieve better overall results. Improperly used, it impedes performance, demoralizes you, discourages you from wanting to try again, and creates friction in the workplace. In short, the ability to give and take criticism significantly determines how well you do on the job. In Part 1, we explained how to use productive criticism as an opportunity for the growth and education of subordinates. In Part 2, we will examine how you can productively criticize superiors and peers. We will also offer new performance appraisal technics and examine real-life criticism situations.
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Weisinger
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010379:Peer Group; D011590:Psychology, Industrial; D014481:United States