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What does constructive criticism mean?

Lauren Krasny
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Lauren Krasny is a Leadership and Executive Coach and the Founder of Reignite Coaching, her professional and personal coaching service based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also currently coaches for the LEAD Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and is a former Digital Health Coach for Omada Health and Modern Health. Lauren received her coaching training from the Coach Training Institute (CTI). She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan.

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Constructive criticism refers to any feedback that is designed to help you instead of put you down. At work, constructive criticism is important because it gives team members direction without damaging the morale or culture at your workplace.

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How do I stop feeling bad about criticism?

Lauren Krasny
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Lauren Krasny is a Leadership and Executive Coach and the Founder of Reignite Coaching, her professional and personal coaching service based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also currently coaches for the LEAD Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business and is a former Digital Health Coach for Omada Health and Modern Health. Lauren received her coaching training from the Coach Training Institute (CTI). She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan.

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Try looking at it as an opportunity to improve instead of something negative. Treat the criticism like a challenge you can overcome.

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Is asking a boy to call me a way of losing self-respect?

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Not necessarily. It could be a sign of courage and vulnerability, which are both good things. If, however, this boy has put you down in some way and you still ask him to call you, that could indeed be disrespecting yourself because you deserve better.

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My husband constantly criticizes almost everything I do. What can I do?

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Realize what you think you want to work on, what you know you don't want to work on and have a talk with your husband. Try repeating to yourself what he is trying to teach you after the "lesson" or piece of criticism and decide for yourself if that's something you want to work on.

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