[via Seth Godin]

Giving good and efficient feedbacks is something essential … and not so easy. Some tips from Seth Godin.

In the interest of promoting your career, making your day at work more fun, improving the work life of your colleagues, and generally making my life a whole lot better, I’d like to give you some feedback on giving feedback. As usual, the ideas are simple–it’s doing them that’s tricky.

1. The first rule of great feedback is this: No one cares about your opinion.
2. The second rule? Say the right thing at the right time.
3. The third rule? If you have something nice to say, please say it.
4. If I haven’t intimidated you with my other rules, here’s the last one: Give me feedback, no matter what.