Comments on: Why Do We Feel Better if the Wording is Changed? http://justseventhings.com/2008/07/09/why-do-we-feel-better-if-the-wording-is-changed/ Exploring why and how we do what we do, and how we can do it better Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:26:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 360 Degree Feedback | Helping your colleagues to feel good about feedback http://justseventhings.com/2008/07/09/why-do-we-feel-better-if-the-wording-is-changed/#comment-397 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:02:12 +0000 http://justseventhings.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-397 [...] this article, Why Do We Feel Better if the Wording is Changed?, the writer discusses ways of making 360 Degree Feedback more positive and acceptable to those [...]

]]> By: Strange Bedfellows: The Relationship between Mood and Time Management « Just Seven Things http://justseventhings.com/2008/07/09/why-do-we-feel-better-if-the-wording-is-changed/#comment-133 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:19:47 +0000 http://justseventhings.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-133 [...] my areas of accountability/ personal vision and goals (I have extended out my own use of the term My3Things from its use within Madgex for 360 degree feedback – just a useful way of managing a [...]

]]> By: Jo Ayoubi http://justseventhings.com/2008/07/09/why-do-we-feel-better-if-the-wording-is-changed/#comment-66 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:49:32 +0000 http://justseventhings.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-66 I agree that small changes in wording can make a big difference to the people giving 360 Feedback and those receiving it. Words are incredibly powerful and, as you’ve pointed out, can make us feel different on an emotional level, even if we know what the message is really saying.

At Track we’ve found that asking respondents to state

Things you’d like your colleague to Start Doing
Things you’d like your colleague to Stop Doing, and
Things you’d like your colleague to Continue Doing

is a great way to get respondents to focus on specific behaviours, ensure they balance the negative with positive (Stop and Continue), and also provide signposts or suggestions (Start).

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