More corporate bullsh*t

Yesterday I had a training and development course which focused on how to build better relationships with colleagues and other 'key stakeholders'.

One of the things we learned was how to give advice to others. Up to this point, the preferred method is to give feedback to someone (another one of those bastardised technical terms that has taken on everyday usage). But apparently, that's too negative, as feedback is seen as criticism, and it focuses on the past.

So, now, we're told to give "feed-forward". That means you tell someone how they could do better in the future, without criticising their past actions. I feel all warm and fuzzy just thinking about.

I asked whether the 'compliment sandwich' (aka the sh*t sandwich) was a viable alternative, but this didn't go down too well.