Don’t Be Such a Downer: Using Positive Psychology to Enhance the Value of Negative Feedback

Allison L. O'Malley; Jane B. Gregory

doi:10.1080/10887156.2011.621776

Don’t Be Such a Downer: Using Positive Psychology to Enhance the Value of Negative Feedback

Allison L. O'Malley, Jane B. Gregory

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Abstract

Effective developmental feedback promotes a balanced and authentic view of employees' current state, thereby addressing strengths and weaknesses of employees. The authors address how organizations' increased emphasis on positivity can be reconciled with the delivery of negative feedback. Drawing on principles from positive psychology, the authors outline strategies managers can implement to increase the likelihood that negative feedback interventions will yield improved performance while promoting employee well-being.

Original language	American English
Journal	Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
Volume	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10887156.2011.621776
State	Published - Jan 1 2011

Keywords

evaluation
negative feedback
positive affect

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Psychology

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Don’t Be Such a Downer: Using Positive Psychology to Enhance the Value of Negative Feedback

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