Not sure if you mentioned it, but if you are a manager or asked to review someone’s work regularly, it’s very useful to point out where they improved. You’re more likely to motivate change by pointing out positive improvements than always picking out things that went wrong, especially if they really are improving!
If during talk #1, they ran over time by 10 minutes, and in talk #2 they ran over time by 1 minute, it’s important to highlight that as an improvement while still discussing the importance of not running over time. If talks 3-6 all run to time, it’s good to mention that occasionally, just so the person knows you notice and appreciate their efforts. But if talk #7 runs over by a couple minutes again, I wouldn’t mention it—they’ve clearly already internalised your feedback and they’re probably thinking of it themselves.
Not sure if you mentioned it, but if you are a manager or asked to review someone’s work regularly, it’s very useful to point out where they improved. You’re more likely to motivate change by pointing out positive improvements than always picking out things that went wrong, especially if they really are improving!
If during talk #1, they ran over time by 10 minutes, and in talk #2 they ran over time by 1 minute, it’s important to highlight that as an improvement while still discussing the importance of not running over time. If talks 3-6 all run to time, it’s good to mention that occasionally, just so the person knows you notice and appreciate their efforts. But if talk #7 runs over by a couple minutes again, I wouldn’t mention it—they’ve clearly already internalised your feedback and they’re probably thinking of it themselves.