Comments on: How to Manage Criticism Effectively

By: Sammy

Sammy — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:07:35 +0000

Great article, just for me. I’m just starting to learn web design, and I hear a lot of criticism.

By: Somebody

Somebody — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 09:35:53 +0000

On the last point

Well. That the ideal situation for handling last point, but I once met a client who is clearly in the wrong and insist he is right & when I try to encourage him to help me further in hope that they come to their own realisation, by showing them the pros & cons of their approach. However his ego grew and begin believing everything he said was right and think that I’m are incompetent.

In the end he replaced me with another irreponsible developer who is willing to do those things. (he wanted the whole website to be in image because he values his design so highly from head to toe, not willing to sacrificing a single tiny element. He is a print designer starting up an online shop).

Sigh…

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:53:00 +0000

I think all criticism needs to be transformed into something positive. Even if the person has a malicious intent, or their credentials aren’t that good, there may be a grain of truth in there somewhere. The key is to not take it so personally (which is A LOT easier said then done).

By: Smashing Buzz

Smashing Buzz — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:16:53 +0000

criticism better way of learning.

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:45:01 +0000

One of the more useful articles I have read recently. Very well written. Especially useful for creative type work such as design where it is so subjective.

By: Young

Young — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:31:47 +0000

“If the criticism is valid, take corrective actions. If not, forget about it.” More often than not, the client won’t let you forget about it. There are as many people out there who are incapable of knowing when to stop criticizing as there are people incapable of dealing with criticisms. If you’ve worked on a multi-person project you know there always is that one person who always insists on that the way he/she does things is correct, and everyone should do it that way – how do you deal with that? What if they won’t give it a rest? The principles of Aikido might come into play here, but not in the way Vlad described it; we should use their negative energy to make them fall over, or pummel them to the ground so they writhe in pain.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:24:37 +0000

Thanks for this article. It’s not that it says anything new, but it was made interesting in the way you wrote it, by making the entire experience analogous to a martial art. I wa sactually able to relate to this better than some of the others I’ve read. Good work.

By: Gabriele Maidecchi

Gabriele Maidecchi — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:01:24 +0000

I think criticism always needs to be seen in a positive light. Unless it’s the kind of criticism made for the sake of it, there’s very often something to learn from someone opposing your ideas and providing a different view or approach. What takes practice is the ability of “keeping cool” and learn to see the problem from the other’s perspective. It’s something that definitely makes you grow as a person and as a business.

By: Usman

Usman — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:49:13 +0000

HMM – Vlad!

You are absolutely right we some time deals negatively with criticism, as we are not supposed to, because there must be some thing wrong with us.
So we’ve to think that what we are doing wrong, and as specified that when you over come the criticism you must note the things you have just done.

thanks for the help VLAD.

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:27:04 +0000

Very interesting and usefull article!