In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.
Jill AbramsonOver the years, Iโve worried that my directness could come off as brusque or my criticisms heard in an outsize way, especially by male colleagues. I sometimes wondered whether expressing even my mildest reservation reminded someone of a chastising mother or complaining wife.
Jill Abramson