Feedback

 Two recent likes of my post Developing a Habit... please keep the feedback coming. I would appreciate comments on any area.

Feedback

 Good morning from Linden, Guyana!

I like to receive feedback. Thank you for liking yesterday's post Technology Affects Jobs (some of the likes shown below). It reminded me of my paper on the effects of electronic monitoring for hand hygiene compliance (available here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378547801_Are_Technology_Solutions_For_Hand_Hygiene_Compliance_A_Better_Option_For_Improving_Compliance_Rates).

I continue to ask for feedback - general or specific (I have been asking for feedback for a while - see this post: fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2024/02/information.html). What topics do you enjoy more than others or do you prefer longer posts?

Currently, I post on topics I like or feel like discussing.

More Feedback

 Good afternoon from Linden, Guyana!

Thank you family and friends for your recent feedback. I appreciate the likes and comments on posts (an example shown below). I am elated that you could tell I am feeling better and adjusting well. A few people reported some small/slight issues. It is good to know how you feel. 

I really do believe my diet and exercise is contributing a whole lot. I had a lot of fruit.

I will continue to work on poems and other work over the coming weeks. I may not show the poems in the blog. I also have to make a vision appointment.

Feedback

 I received a question on my food tracking and weight loss (related to my post about my past food blog). Thank you for your feedback.

Question: How is your weight loss journey though?

My answer shown below.

Comment

 A comment by my half-sister:

Her comment impressed me. I did not know that she won an essay competition! I recall that we participated in mass games at the same time. She was a teacher. I was a student at President's College. Interestingly, our aunt also participated in mass games that year. She was also a teacher at the time (and still is).

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Feedback - Continued

I continue to ask for feedback on this blog. What do you think of the blog?

View the original request here: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2024/02/information.html.

Handling feedback

Good afternoon from Linden, Guyana!

Feedback is good, but sometimes they present a problem. I wrote about some issues associated with feedback in this previous post: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2023/05/feedback.html

As indicated in the post, 

My mother loves to provide her opinions about my hair, my outfit, and a lot more. I have heard so much from her that I do not pay too much attention to her criticisms. She always tells me though, you should listen to other people's opinions. You should listen to feedback.

Did you know?

A handful of posts in this blog mention my mother. One of them is: https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2022/10/next-paper.html (that mentions how my mother assisted me).

I lived with my mother in Lanham, MD for years. It has been 5 months since I moved from my mother's house. So my mother does not see me eat breakfast or know when I start working at my computer. I tracked some of the activities related to the move in this blog. Here are a few examples:

https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2023/08/update-825.html

https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2023/08/update-826.html

https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2023/08/update-822.html

Seeking Information

YOUR FEEDBACK NEEDED

Please provide feedback on this blog. Do you enjoy the posts? 

What is your opinion of me based on this blog? Do you have questions for me?

Any information would be helpful. Your feedback may also assist with an issue/problem. See https://fahmeenaodetta.blogspot.com/2024/01/based-on-couvert-feedback-i-understand.html

Did you know?

I created/wrote posts for this blog from different locations - during my free time at home, from the library, while traveling out-of-state, on vacation overseas, and so on.

You can use the search box on this page to search for posts on a particular topic or area of interest.

Employee Feedback Technologies

I found an interesting article on technologies used for employee feedback, referred to as employee feedback technologies. It is:

Employee feedback technologies in the human performance system, 2010
By Nathan Baker
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13678868.2010.501994

One of the technologies/techniques is 360-degree feedback. I was not familiar with it so I looked it up. I found a lot of resources on 360-degree systems for feedback. Here is an annotated bibliography on using 360-degree feedback in organizations:

Using 360-Degree Feedback In Organizations: An Annotated Bibliography
By: John W. Fleenor and Jeffrey Michael Prince
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Fleenor/publication/317284725_Using_360-degree_feedback_in_organizations/links/593030d145851553b67efe9b/Using-360-degree-feedback-in-organizations.pdf

This is an interesting topic!

Feedback

Have you ever received feedback that did not align with your values? How do you know when to reject feedback?

 

My mother loves to provide her opinions about my hair, my outfit, and a lot more. I have heard so much from her that I do not pay too much attention to her criticisms. She always tells me though, you should listen to other people's opinions. You should listen to feedback.

I have received good advice and feedback from colleagues over the years which supports my mother's position. Sometimes I ask for the opinions of my colleagues. Other times, they contribute their thoughts and ideas about an obvious issue or problem without me asking. A colleague once advised me to speak to someone in Human Resources about an issue at work. It was an excellent idea. The conversation made a difference. Another example is the advice I received when I had trouble speaking to workers in a particular group because they are always busy. A colleague advised me to speak to managers in a related area. That was such a good idea.

Then, there is the advice and feedback I wished others did not provide. I was once told I am not "pushy" enough. I understood why the manager told me this, but I did not agree with it. I did not want to be aggressively going after individuals for data or something similar. I was okay with a few follow-up conversations and emails, but I did not want to be hounding people. In my opinion, when a person does not provide requested information and repeatedly makes excuses or refuses to provide the information, then there must be an issue. If the person does not tell me the issue, then I am better off adding the label ‘cannot provide.’ Continuing to go after that person could lead to other problems such as the need to provide “gifts” to get what you need. It is feedback like this, I consider to be problematic. The feedback makes me uncomfortable because of where it could lead, the issues that can arise. For these reasons, this is feedback that I would not pay attention to.

I realize that some people really believe that being pushy is needed to be successful. They think of it as persistence or perseverance. However, there are times when it does not make sense to be persistent. It is also important to know yourself and to know when to stop. Knowing that I do not like going after people for them to provide information or approve an application or make a contribution, I try to do my best the first time which reduces the likelihood that I will need to follow up. There are ways to move people to action.