It’s A Bit Like Red Onion

I know a number of people who have a rule about not eating certain foods, especially at lunchtime. The foods are in this category not because they’re disliked but because they cause slight indigestion; they repeat.

I know someone who will not touch cucumber at lunchtime for this reason. For others it is peppers (capsicum), curry, or cheese and onion crisps (chips). My own bête-noire is Red Onion. I am reminded all afternoon about the taste of it and I’m sure others around me are too!

It’s A Bit Like Feedback. Sometimes you invite it, sometimes it is offered. Some people can take a little, others can manage a lot. Either way, it can stay with you for a long time.

The rules of giving feedback are legion; check that it’s timely, positive, action oriented, specific – the list goes on. I have only one rule that all givers need to make; check your intent. If your intent is good then the feedback is probably good. Once it’s on offer, the decision is with the receiver how they would like to digest it.

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“Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh