1. See good in yourself. Reflect on your weaknesses
2. See good in others. See good in everything
3. When in doubt whether to praise or not to praise, do praise when in doubt whether to criticise or not to criticise, avoid criticism
4. Whenever someone does something good, praise immediately or at the earliest. And when someone does something wrong, do not criticise immediately. Do it only when the person is ready to listen to the criticism. In other words, praise now, criticise later.
5. Whenever you praise or criticise, give reasons for doing so. Be specific.
6. Praise as often as you can. Criticise as rarely as you can
7. Praise from your heart. Criticise from your mind. Do anticipate criticism. Hence, be cautious.
8. Praise the person as well as his conduct. Criticise only the conduct, not the person
9. Praise for one minute. Criticise for half a minute
10. Use appropriate words for praise or criticism.
11. Praise loudly. Criticise softly
12. Praise in the presence of others, criticise the person in alone.
13. Repeat old praises. Never repeat old criticism
14. Always thank people who praise you. Always reflect over the criticisms that you receive. Do not feel offended when criticised.
15. Praise at least five people a day
16. Keep one day (preferably Sunday)as criticism-free day
17. Give special praise to your family members and best friends. Give them a dividend or bonus in terms of extra praise. And give them discount in criticism when they make a mistake. Special people need special treatment
18. Remind always the strength of the person but not the weaknesses.
2. See good in others. See good in everything
3. When in doubt whether to praise or not to praise, do praise when in doubt whether to criticise or not to criticise, avoid criticism
4. Whenever someone does something good, praise immediately or at the earliest. And when someone does something wrong, do not criticise immediately. Do it only when the person is ready to listen to the criticism. In other words, praise now, criticise later.
5. Whenever you praise or criticise, give reasons for doing so. Be specific.
6. Praise as often as you can. Criticise as rarely as you can
7. Praise from your heart. Criticise from your mind. Do anticipate criticism. Hence, be cautious.
8. Praise the person as well as his conduct. Criticise only the conduct, not the person
9. Praise for one minute. Criticise for half a minute
10. Use appropriate words for praise or criticism.
11. Praise loudly. Criticise softly
12. Praise in the presence of others, criticise the person in alone.
13. Repeat old praises. Never repeat old criticism
14. Always thank people who praise you. Always reflect over the criticisms that you receive. Do not feel offended when criticised.
15. Praise at least five people a day
16. Keep one day (preferably Sunday)as criticism-free day
17. Give special praise to your family members and best friends. Give them a dividend or bonus in terms of extra praise. And give them discount in criticism when they make a mistake. Special people need special treatment
18. Remind always the strength of the person but not the weaknesses.
Prof. Ramesh Kumar Arora, Chairman, UGC Expert
Committee to Patkai Christian College (Autonomous)
