Comments on: “4 weeks ago”

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:57:14 +0000

@Julie – Great quote! WOW – that is strong.

@Pete – thanks!

By: Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:57:59 +0000

Great post Josh.

By: julie

julie — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:28:29 +0000

I like Randy Pausch’s (the guy who did the Last Lecture) statement. I’m paraphrasing because I don’t want to get up to look it up but….’when people stop giving you feedback then they just don’t care about you anymore and that’s a scary to place to be. They just don’t think you have to potential to get better.’ Ouch!

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:34:16 +0000

@Aaron – I think that “they make criticism a personal attack on themselves” is a great word. We have to receive criticism, not defend ourselves from it. Great.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:02:47 +0000

My boss challenges me quite often. I love feedback and criticism (preferably the constructive kind)! I know what I am capable of accomplishing, but sometimes I make decisions that negatively impact that capability. That is why I appreciate my boss bringing it to my attention and helping me get back on the path of accomplishment. I seek out criticism from my boss often and he knows he can say anything.

The problem I believe for so many people is that they make criticism a personal attack on themselves instead of an attempt by someone to help them be better at what they are trying to do. If I receive criticism, I view it as someone giving me their observation of my decision making and not a personal attack on me. Why would I not want a person to provide me with that observation?

I truly believe that before someone can be a great leader they have to learn to follow. After all, being a great leader in the church is simply being a great follower of Christ, right?