There is a difference between judgement and feedback. Judgement is what you said was wrong while feedback is “this is how. I felt about your speech.” This enables people to find out which area they can improve.

-Loghandran Krishnasamy, First Runner Up, WCPS 2008, taken from this article.

Let someone know that you appreciate them today.  No need to use the sandwich method.  Today can be National Whitewash Day!

The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers:

• Is it true?
• Is it necessary?
• Is it kind?

- Arabian Proverb

Today is “Don’t Utter a Word Day.”  That may not be practical for most people although it is definitely a day to practice listening more than usual.

Before & After Magazine recently had a contest to design a boring book cover.  I was intrigued by the task enough that I decided to enter.

It appears that Before & After are critiquing all of the submissions!  Neat!  My entry made it into the first round of evaluations.

This was a stroke of genius by Before & After.  It gives them lots of learning examples to share.  The evaluations of the book covers are very interesting.  By knowing how to create something boring, you can learn how to create something not so boring.

Some things to think about:

• Can you create a boring product for your business?
• What atttibutes does this product have?
• Does your current product line exhibit the oppositte attributes?