Title: (Optional) Provide constructive praise and criticism.
Course: Career Investigations (19258-18) > Section: Communicating on the Job

Provision should include addressing

- specific accomplishments and strengths
- encouragement toward positive change
- a sense of teamwork
- positive workplace morale
- a mutual stake in the work at hand (the product or process being criticized)
- the negative only in specific terms, not generalized
- a specific direction or action for improvement
- the positive change to be made.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the difference between constructive and destructive criticism?
- How does one know when and how to use praise?
- How can constructive praise and criticism be used to boost employee morale?
- What is the difference between constructive praise and flattery?