Tag Archives: "criticism"

Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: 7 tips for dealing with criticism. I have a very tough time being criticized, corrected, or accused – of even the smallest mistakes – and I react very angrily. I’ve wrestled this instinct under control in a professional context, more or less, but I have more trouble with it at home. All it … →

Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: 8 tips for dealing calmly with criticism. I have a very hard time being criticized, corrected, or accused – even of the smallest mistakes – and I react very angrily. I struggle to respond calmly and constructively — even when it’s something like my six-year-old saying, “You forgot to put my library book … →

I got a big kick out of an anecdote recounted in Tara Parker-Pope’s recent New York Times story about getting along with your relatives over the holidays. Two cousins were facing separate difficult family dinners, and in anticipation, they organized a game: Each made bingo cards, but instead of numbers, the squares were filled in with some of the negative … →