How to handle negative feedbacks?

Negative feedback is displeasing to obtain at work, but if done correctly, it will help you to strengthen your performance, skills, and relationships with our coworkers. Everyone, regardless of how well they do at work, receives negative feedback from time to time.  Negative feedback, on the other hand, may be hurt some feelings. It can also lead to feelings of guilt or a sense of not being good enough. Some of our coworkers have attitudes like this that can affect other people's feelings without them realizing it because they say things without thinking.

Furthermore, negative feedback can make us irritable, defensive, and self-conscious, which reduces our productivity. It can be discouraging, but it can also help us identify areas where our work can be improved. We must not allow the mentality of our true self to get in the way of our success. Performance reviews are an unavoidable part of the job, and unfortunately, negative feedback does occur on that circumstances. Nobody likes being told they're not doing a good job, but how you respond to the criticism will determine whether you're qualified for the job.

Based on my personal experience and what I've learned from reading, here are some ways we may use to handle negative feedbacks to our workplace.

• Since unclear feedback isn't helpful to every other side, we can ask to clarify some questions. The receiver won't know what to do about it, and the critic won't see the changes they intend. Make sure you grasp the critic's true intent before receiving feedback. If something is confusing, ask questions to clarify what you can do to resolve the problem or enhance your performance. It will be beneficial for the both side because they will know the answer to the question that is vague, and they will be able to assist one another in completing their tasks correctly.

• Understand that negative feedback isn't meant to be taken personally. You must be forgiving even though the contingency of this is not what you get. Negative feedback that is constructive is about your attitudes or actions rather than who you are as an individual. Negative reviews should not be used to diminish your self-esteem because self-worth is unrelated to the opinions of others.

• Everyone, on the other hand, has the right to express their thoughts and feelings through words. Perhaps they didn't understand someone in some situations due to a different point of view. People have various perspectives on the same things. This is something we must remember when communicating in order to avoid negative feedback. All we have to do is understand and analyze the other perceptional levels in order to provide good feedback to the person with whom we are conversing.

• Allow yourself time to process your feelings. When you hear negative feedbacks, it's easy to get emotional. Take a deep breath, stay calm, and keep your emotions in check if your first response is rage or defensiveness. It gives you more knowledge for staying calm because you thought carefully about your response to them and did not let your emotions influence your reaction. Furthermore, though we have transfer skills, we can easily integrate into our work environment, especially with our coworkers, and get along with a new team and be productive as soon as possible. We would possibly maintain good interaction with each other if we have these skills, enabling us to easily complete our tasks.

Thus, no one wants to complain. We still want to feel appreciated and realize that our opinions are important and will not be ignored. Don't give them any reason to think otherwise for as long as you can, and take care of your environment when cooperating with honesty and transparency at work.

It gives value for everyone to handle the negative feedbacks properly because this is an example that no one is perfect.

Yours truly,