I wrote a few weeks ago about a comment that had been written on my wife's blog.  The comment was highly encouraging and supportive.  Continuing an odd theme of my family's internet activities, I have an uncle with a photography website.  In talking with him at the weekend I was struck again how reliant we are on positive feedback.  The best feedback he gets is when someone purchases a photograph of his but more generally some comment or even taking the time to comment makes a massive difference.  We have a picture of his on the office wall and a recent visitor commented upon it and I passed this compliment on.

Positive feedback can sometimes be harder to give - or harder to remember to give.  Most of us focus on what can be improved and are never quite satisfied.  Note to self though - positive feedback whether as part of 360 degree feedback or as part of general performance reviews is highly powerful.

Brendan