Comments on: How to Give Positive Feedback to Your Business Stakeholders https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/giving-positive-feedback-to-your-business-stakeholders/ We'll Help You Start Your Business Analyst Career Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:43:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Virtual Offices Melbourne https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/giving-positive-feedback-to-your-business-stakeholders/comment-page-1/#comment-429144 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:43:29 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1501#comment-429144 Yes it’s really advantageous to give positive feedback can be a powerful tool for employee motivation. It is important to consider the feeling of the person receiving the recognition. Any one doesn’t want to assemble the entire company every time you give positive feedback, but do as much ceremony as the action warrants.

]]> By: Laura Brandenburg https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/giving-positive-feedback-to-your-business-stakeholders/comment-page-1/#comment-429143 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:52:13 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1501#comment-429143 In reply to Kerri Farnham.

Kerri, I agree building personal relationships is also super-important. I think you’ll see a career stepping stone in the newsletter sometime in the next few months that encourages just your sort of proactive decisions you are making to build stronger personal relationships with stakeholders. It goes so far to building trust and helping people see you as a partner.

]]> By: Kerri Farnham https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/giving-positive-feedback-to-your-business-stakeholders/comment-page-1/#comment-429142 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:22:43 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1501#comment-429142 I also look for every opportunity to find common personal ground with business partners. Knowing who has kids similar age, a dog, likes to ski or has always wanted to visit Timbuktu is a great way to build a relationship. Also helps fill in those awkward moments at the beginning of a conference call when you’re waiting for others to join the line… better to ask how exams are going, whether the dog finished obedience classes, conditions at Banff or about the trip than making clichéd small talk about the weather! Making a personal connection, especially with the virtual workforce, is so important in building a great working relationship.

]]> By: Laura Brandenburg https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/giving-positive-feedback-to-your-business-stakeholders/comment-page-1/#comment-429141 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:35:52 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1501#comment-429141 I am so happy to hear this Michelle and thank you for sharing your positive feedback on this idea! I like the metaphor of the “manager’s hat”…giving positive feedback to stakeholders is very much a manager’s hat in terms of helping get the best possible contributions from those you rely on to be successful.

]]> By: Michelle Swoboda https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/giving-positive-feedback-to-your-business-stakeholders/comment-page-1/#comment-429140 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:49:17 +0000 http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/?p=1501#comment-429140 Hi Laura,
What a great topic and I learned something. I always thank my stakeholders for the time they have given me, but I have not put on my managers hat and given them feedback. This is going to really help with my current project. There is a difference between thanking the stakeholder and telling them what they are doing that is helpful.
Next meeting I will thank them for specific gifts to me – that will help me to be more effective in my role. Taking that extra step will take us miles together.
Michelle

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