Feedback Really is a Good Thing
I started my career in the military, working on avionics for the United States Marine Corps Harrier AV-8B Night Attack program (VMA-211 ). In avionics, you quickly learn that feedback is a bad thing. Its negative connotation stems from electronic sound distortion caused by a signal input from the same device, the electronic noise (squeal) that you experience from a microphone being too close to a speaker of the same source. The most entertaining example form of system feedback is best managed by The Culps as they set-up to start singing to a medley of songs (not the pros, but close enough!) Alas, the real feedback is good. The intent of feedback is to reinforce good behavior and is the easiest way to learn how to provide feedback. Look for others doing good around you, recognize that good action, and reinforce these actions with positive feedback, which will lead to that good action being repeated in the future. That positive reinforcement form of feedbac...