http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/ Startups, entrepreneurship, business and social media Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/comment-page-1/#comment-103812 Ben Yoskovitz Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:25:20 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/#comment-103812 Respect always wins the day. Thanks for stopping by and posting Oliver. Respect always wins the day. Thanks for stopping by and posting Oliver.

]]> http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/comment-page-1/#comment-32464 Ben Yoskovitz Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:25:20 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/#comment-32464 Respect always wins the day. Thanks for stopping by and posting Oliver. Respect always wins the day. Thanks for stopping by and posting Oliver.

]]> http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/comment-page-1/#comment-103811 Oliver Bleuer Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:27:02 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/#comment-103811 No Excuses ... treat people with respect and communicate with honesty and clarity and no need for tricks or threats ... in building the foundations of my only venture into the food service business [ <a href="http://www.zyng.com">www.zyng.com</a> ] I exercised those simple rules ... my "trick" was simply to ask questions and listen to the answers ... the first three girls I hired as waitress ended up the real managers of the my first store on St. Denis and Ontario ... i showed i cared about them their ideas and they returned the favour by caring about me, my business and my family No Excuses … treat people with respect and communicate with honesty and clarity and no need for tricks or threats … in building the foundations of my only venture into the food service business [ http://www.zyng.com ] I exercised those simple rules … my “trick” was simply to ask questions and listen to the answers … the first three girls I hired as waitress ended up the real managers of the my first store on St. Denis and Ontario … i showed i cared about them their ideas and they returned the favour by caring about me, my business and my family

]]> http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/comment-page-1/#comment-32390 Oliver Bleuer Sun, 08 Jul 2007 16:27:02 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/#comment-32390 No Excuses ... treat people with respect and communicate with honesty and clarity and no need for tricks or threats ... in building the foundations of my only venture into the food service business [ www.zyng.com ] I exercised those simple rules ... my "trick" was simply to ask questions and listen to the answers ... the first three girls I hired as waitress ended up the real managers of the my first store on St. Denis and Ontario ... i showed i cared about them their ideas and they returned the favour by caring about me, my business and my family No Excuses … treat people with respect and communicate with honesty and clarity and no need for tricks or threats … in building the foundations of my only venture into the food service business [ http://www.zyng.com ] I exercised those simple rules … my “trick” was simply to ask questions and listen to the answers … the first three girls I hired as waitress ended up the real managers of the my first store on St. Denis and Ontario … i showed i cared about them their ideas and they returned the favour by caring about me, my business and my family

]]> http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/comment-page-1/#comment-103810 Ben Yoskovitz Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:13:04 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/#comment-103810 Yu - I get you now. I thought my post title might have had a movie-reference or movie-sounding style to it, but I couldn't figure it out! Yu – I get you now. I thought my post title might have had a movie-reference or movie-sounding style to it, but I couldn't figure it out!

]]> http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/comment-page-1/#comment-4079 Ben Yoskovitz Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:13:04 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/#comment-4079 Yu - I get you now. I thought my post title might have had a movie-reference or movie-sounding style to it, but I couldn't figure it out! Yu – I get you now. I thought my post title might have had a movie-reference or movie-sounding style to it, but I couldn’t figure it out!

]]> http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/comment-page-1/#comment-103809 Yu Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:48:06 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/#comment-103809 Well, the way she was talking sounds like a character in a movie (a sarcastic one) instead of a real human being with consideration for other people's feelings. But then again, it's sad that a lot of managers choose to talk in that fashion -- which not surprisingly just inhibits productivity. Well, the way she was talking sounds like a character in a movie (a sarcastic one) instead of a real human being with consideration for other people's feelings. But then again, it's sad that a lot of managers choose to talk in that fashion — which not surprisingly just inhibits productivity.

]]> http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/comment-page-1/#comment-4076 Yu Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:48:06 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/#comment-4076 Well, the way she was talking sounds like a character in a movie (a sarcastic one) instead of a real human being with consideration for other people's feelings. But then again, it's sad that a lot of managers choose to talk in that fashion -- which not surprisingly just inhibits productivity. Well, the way she was talking sounds like a character in a movie (a sarcastic one) instead of a real human being with consideration for other people’s feelings. But then again, it’s sad that a lot of managers choose to talk in that fashion — which not surprisingly just inhibits productivity.

]]> http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/comment-page-1/#comment-3919 Ben Yoskovitz Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:38:39 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/#comment-3919 Too many movies? I'm not catching the reference Yu, help me out! Too many movies? I’m not catching the reference Yu, help me out!

]]> http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/comment-page-1/#comment-103808 Ben Yoskovitz Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:38:39 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/how-to-induce-blank-stares-and-evil-thoughts-when-providing-constructive-criticism/2007/01/26/#comment-103808 Too many movies? I'm not catching the reference Yu, help me out! Too many movies? I'm not catching the reference Yu, help me out!

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