POSITIVE CONFRONTATIONS!!

I have for the longest time been a believer in positive confrontations. All too often, supervisors, managers, and yes even some executives only use or know how to use negative confrontations. That is a tragedy and travesty. This is not just using them in a business environment, but also in our own personal lives. We are quick to send reviews or complaints to companies or businesses but all too often we seem to feel we do not have the time to say a good word when it is deserved. The problem is all around us. We are just too quick to correlate the term "confrontation" with the word "negative." It shouldn't be that way

Positive feedback and confrontation should be important and necessary for any successful person. I found the enclosed brief post when looking at a particular blog. It summarizes much but not all of what I believe in positive confrontations. Take a look and let me know your thoughts.

Have a great week.

Bob July 26, 2021

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