Catchword: praise sandwich

Filed under: English

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: When giving constructive criticism to an employee, open with some comments about something the employee has done well recently. Then address the bad stuff, but make it quick and to the point, like a shot. Close with another positive item. The employee leaves feeling better about the meeting than if you just gave them the criticism, and you’ve done your job of being the benevolent task master. In the trade, this is known as a “praise sandwich.”

Article or document title:
“Corporate Middle Manager” (URL)

Author:
Max Mignon

Article, document, publication, web site:
Tricks of the Trade

Date of publication:
Jan. 24, 2005

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