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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
You may have more in common with Priscilla Presley, who married Elvis in 1967 than you think. As she reflected on her marriage to the King, she said “I was hated for marrying him, hated for getting a divorce,” she said. “Having people being critical but not knowing what your life was and not knowing…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
You may have more in common with Priscilla Presley, who married Elvis in 1967 than you think. As she reflected on her marriage to the King, she said “I was hated for marrying him, hated for getting a divorce,” she said. “Having people being critical but not knowing what your life was and not knowing…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
A 4-year-old pre-K student in Oklahoma was forced to use his right hand while making his letters. The teacher sent a note home to the parents advising them of the reason. “There are numerous instances of left-handedness being associated with wickedness,” read the astounded parents. —Jim L. Wilson and…
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It is amazing to look back over the course of American history and see that with every conflict, there have existed heroes and scoffers simultaneously. On one hand, there are those who courageously lay their lives on the line to fight against tyranny. And on the other hand, there are those who mock the…
Kevin Scruggs • Illustration • • 28 views
CRITICISM DEFINED Given the less than stellar models of criticism prevailing in society, we need a healthy definition of criticism along with practical guidance for giving and receiving it. In an April 1st article for BusinessWeek, Dr. Bruce Weinstein gives us exactly that. Here's how he describes the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
GRASS "Dad, your grass needs mowing, let me do it for you." Dan said. Dan just wanted to make his Dad's life more comfortable in the final days of his life, but he wanted more than that, he wanted his father's affirmation. "No son, I'll hire someone to do it, you never did know how to mow a lawn." Once…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
CRITICISM Rotten Reviews, a book edited by Bill Henderson, contains some negative reviews some works of art including Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Henderson reports that “Children’s Books” called Alice in Wonderland…
Mike Lester • Illustration • • 7 views
English evangelist George Whitefield knew that what he was doing was honoring to the Lord, which kept him from discouragement when his enemies falsely accused him. At one point in his ministry, Whitefield received a vicious letter accusing him of wrongdoing. His reply was brief and courteous: “I thank…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 4 views
A man starting in the fish business hung out a sign, “Fresh Fish for Sale Today,” and invited his friends to the opening. They all congratulated him on his enterprise, but one suggested that his sign might be improved. Said he, “Why the ‘Today’? Of course it’s today, not yesterday or tomorrow.” So the…
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Have you ever heard of people critisizing one another? Do you remember feeling uncomfortable - or did you want to hear more? Critisizism can be a healthy thing if it done to actually help another person. But there is a kind of critisism that stings and bites. I suppose the master of this was Sir Winston…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 4 views
Regarding employee participation in decisions, Schultz (1958) warns managers that “success from participation stems from hard work and from willingness at all levels of the management organization to face criticism.” Gainsharing and Power, Denis Collins, page 26
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 2 views
By far the most difficult form of pursuit behavior to recognize is criticism. How can those who act adversarially be said to be in pursuit? We feel alienated, not close. But criticism is characterized by overfocus. The “stinger’ and the “stung” are emotionally connected. Whenever a gnawing critic gets…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 2 views
1. The responsibility for gainsharing success should rest with a team or managers, not just the CEO or the facility manager. Management fence-sitters and opponents must have the freedom to be critical about the gainsharing plan, and their criticisms must be addressed. Gainsharing and Power, Denis Collins,…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 2 views
Women don’t want to hear what you think. Women want to hear what they think—in a deeper voice. Reader’s Digest, September 2007, page 112
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 14 views
Your critics have information that your friends are withholding. Mark DeMoss, The Little Red Book of Wisdom, Reader’s Digest, July 2007, page 81
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 4 views
Two college presidents were discussing what they’d like to do when they retired. 1st President: I’d like to be superintendent of an orphan’s home, so I’d never get any letters from parents.” 2nd President: “Well, I’ve much more ambition. I want to be a warden of a penitentiary. The alumni never come…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 7 views
It is no good passing this over with some vague, general admission such as “Of course, I know I have my faults.” It is important to realize that there is some really fatal flaw in you: something which gives the others just that same feeling of despair which their flaws give you. And it is almost certainly…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 9 views
by John C. Maxwell Americans have a warped view of criticism. Unfortunately, most of us see criticism almost exclusively in a negative light. We dish it out tactlessly, use it to tear down rivals, and attack others with it even when we have no authority to do so. It certainly doesn't help that we are…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 4 views
After a year on the job, our band teacher asked for the unvarnished truth: “How’d I do?” The response was favorable, but one student did suggest, “You shouldn’t always compare us with your other classes.” Our teacher was stung. “The other band class never complained about that.” – Charlotte Chang, Cupertino,…
Rich DeRuiter • Illustration • • 59 views
A Post Office worker, at the main sorting office, finds an unstamped, poorly hand-written envelope, addressed to God. He opens it and discovers it is from an elderly lady, distressed because all her savings - $200 - have been stolen. She will be cold and hungry this Christmas. He organizes the postal…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 1 view
Giving advice to a fool is like giving medicine to a dead man. - American Proverb Lifetime Speaker’s Encyclopedia, Volume 1, Jacob M. Braude, page 15
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 2 views
To attempt to advise conceited people is like whistling against the wind. Lifetime Speaker’s Encyclopedia, Volume 1, Jacob Braude, page 16
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 3 views
A young composer once came to Mozart for advice on how to develop creatively. “Begin writing simple things first,” Mozart told ; “songs, for example.” “But you composed symphonies when you were only a child,” the man exclaimed. “Ah,” Moazart answered, “but l didn’t go to anybody to find out how to become…
Jerrie W. Barber • Illustration • • 3 views
15. It should be expected that some nonmanagement opponents will submit very critical suggestions just to irritate managers. Gainsharing and Power, Denis Collins, page 230