The praise-to-criticism one was such an excellent reminder. Sometimes as managers we try to focus too much on negative feedback because we believe it's harder to do (so we should do it!) and is probably the type of feedback people don't receive from their peers. However, positive reinforcement is also a very powerful tool. It helps people focus on their strengths which is a proven way to be improve outcomes :)
The praise-to-criticism one was such an excellent reminder. Sometimes as managers we try to focus too much on negative feedback because we believe it's harder to do (so we should do it!) and is probably the type of feedback people don't receive from their peers. However, positive reinforcement is also a very powerful tool. It helps people focus on their strengths which is a proven way to be improve outcomes :)
Totally, I have been so guilty of that. It seems somewhat wired in our brain that feedback == corrective feedback. Takes a lot of work to undo it.