Comments on: Why You Should Embrace Public Criticism http://outspokenmedia.com/social-media/public-criticism/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:48:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deb Ng http://outspokenmedia.com/social-media/public-criticism/#comment-10042 Deb Ng Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:58:31 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=5356#comment-10042 Thought-provoking post, for sure - and one that inspires us to look within ourselves. I can tell you that sometimes I feel as if more people disagree with me than the other way around, but I can also say that all feedback is good feedback. It can be unnerving to constantly see your name associated with negativity,but it also causes us to pause and consider. Even the worst possible feedback is a good opportunity. The key, again, is in being respectful. How you present yourself means everything. I wish I could find something to disagree with, but it's all good. Thought-provoking post, for sure – and one that inspires us to look within ourselves. I can tell you that sometimes I feel as if more people disagree with me than the other way around, but I can also say that all feedback is good feedback. It can be unnerving to constantly see your name associated with negativity,but it also causes us to pause and consider. Even the worst possible feedback is a good opportunity.

The key, again, is in being respectful. How you present yourself means everything. I wish I could find something to disagree with, but it’s all good.

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]]> By: Phil Powdrill http://outspokenmedia.com/social-media/public-criticism/#comment-10036 Phil Powdrill Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:07:15 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=5356#comment-10036 Lisa You said the following "It’s okay to disagree and it’s okay to be disagreed with. Life is in the debate. And it’s the debate that causes opinions and policies to change. That’s how we become better businesses (and, okay, people)." I agree whole heartedly with this view we need to be big enough to accept criticism and use that criticism to improve ourselves and our businesses. If all you receive is criticism then clearly you're not doing the right thing. If you accept the good then you have to accept the bad. There will always be attention seekers that criticize for their own ends. I think we have to live with that, sad as it is. The manner of our response to criticism is vital to the way forward. I always find it best to tackle it head-on in a non-confrontational manner. Anyway thanks for the really interesting post. Phil Lisa

You said the following

“It’s okay to disagree and it’s okay to be disagreed with. Life is in the debate. And it’s the debate that causes opinions and policies to change. That’s how we become better businesses (and, okay, people).”

I agree whole heartedly with this view we need to be big enough to accept criticism and use that criticism to improve ourselves and our businesses. If all you receive is criticism then clearly you’re not doing the right thing. If you accept the good then you have to accept the bad.

There will always be attention seekers that criticize for their own ends. I think we have to live with that, sad as it is.

The manner of our response to criticism is vital to the way forward. I always find it best to tackle it head-on in a non-confrontational manner.

Anyway thanks for the really interesting post.

Phil

]]> By: Heather Villa http://outspokenmedia.com/social-media/public-criticism/#comment-10035 Heather Villa Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:34:42 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=5356#comment-10035 There's a difference between giving constructive criticism and criticism just of criticism's sake. Some people just disagree for no other reason than to raise hackles and cause problems. If you have a reason to disagree with someone and can articulate it well, then the criticism can be helpful. I agree with this statement - "People who are happy all the time are liars. And possible serial killers." lol There’s a difference between giving constructive criticism and criticism just of criticism’s sake. Some people just disagree for no other reason than to raise hackles and cause problems. If you have a reason to disagree with someone and can articulate it well, then the criticism can be helpful.

I agree with this statement – “People who are happy all the time are liars. And possible serial killers.” lol

]]> By: John Burton http://outspokenmedia.com/social-media/public-criticism/#comment-10033 John Burton Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:35:23 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=5356#comment-10033 Hi Lisa, Not a "criticism" per se, but I think you meant to write the word "botch" rather than "both" in the sentence, "If I watch someone both a social media campaign..." But don't worry, I kan't speel gud eithr. John Hi Lisa,

Not a “criticism” per se, but I think you meant to write the word “botch” rather than “both” in the sentence, “If I watch someone both a social media campaign…”

But don’t worry, I kan’t speel gud eithr.

John

]]> By: Nathan Hangen http://outspokenmedia.com/social-media/public-criticism/#comment-10032 Nathan Hangen Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:06:37 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=5356#comment-10032 Did you just say that a marketing firm's heart is in the right place? I'm not so sure it's that sugar coated. I mean...their job is to get dollars out of the hands of the consumer, regardless of the means. I don't know if heart has anything to do with it. Did you just say that a marketing firm’s heart is in the right place?

I’m not so sure it’s that sugar coated. I mean…their job is to get dollars out of the hands of the consumer, regardless of the means. I don’t know if heart has anything to do with it.

]]> By: Alan Bleiweiss http://outspokenmedia.com/social-media/public-criticism/#comment-10031 Alan Bleiweiss Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:47:13 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=5356#comment-10031 If it wasn't for others who care about me that took the time to call me on my own insanity a few years back, I'd have probably not reached the bottom I did that led me to getting drug free- saved my life. I'm clearly one to criticize when I think there's an injustice. Yet I've found a lot lately that I get lost in the fever-pitched thrill of it a lot and go too far. So these days I struggle with speaking out, not speaking out, being polite to fit in... yet at the end of the day, speaking up is part of who I am in the world. If it wasn’t for others who care about me that took the time to call me on my own insanity a few years back, I’d have probably not reached the bottom I did that led me to getting drug free- saved my life.

I’m clearly one to criticize when I think there’s an injustice. Yet I’ve found a lot lately that I get lost in the fever-pitched thrill of it a lot and go too far. So these days I struggle with speaking out, not speaking out, being polite to fit in… yet at the end of the day, speaking up is part of who I am in the world.

]]> By: Vikas Gupta http://outspokenmedia.com/social-media/public-criticism/#comment-10029 Vikas Gupta Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:56:03 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=5356#comment-10029 Allow me to praise you now, better late than never! I like this blog, come what may. The look and feel, the content (it is like essays that I can write; I'm a PhD student) and last but not the least, to use the popular Indian phrase, your photo in the Gravatar! :) Allow me to praise you now, better late than never! I like this blog, come what may. The look and feel, the content (it is like essays that I can write; I’m a PhD student) and last but not the least, to use the popular Indian phrase, your photo in the Gravatar! :)

]]> By: Vikas Gupta http://outspokenmedia.com/social-media/public-criticism/#comment-10028 Vikas Gupta Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:48:52 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=5356#comment-10028 Allow me to criticize you in succession. In a world where blogs are changing the way media works you should not have such constraining copyright notice "No content on this site may be republished or reprinted in any fashion without written permission from Outspoken Media, Inc."! You are not even allowing citations/quotes from here! :o And you are called Outspoken Media! Allow me to criticize you in succession. In a world where blogs are changing the way media works you should not have such constraining copyright notice “No content on this site may be republished or reprinted in any fashion without written permission from Outspoken Media, Inc.”! You are not even allowing citations/quotes from here! :o

And you are called Outspoken Media!

]]> By: Rick http://outspokenmedia.com/social-media/public-criticism/#comment-10027 Rick Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:46:13 +0000 http://outspokenmedia.com/?p=5356#comment-10027 Agreed. Agreed.

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