Critical Matters

I got a bit over-excited in a meeting yesterday.

I know, over-excitement is my standard mode of being, but we were talking about setting up a structure for critical relationships. Dull? Not a bit of it. My colleague and I were soon enthusiastically comparing our favourite models for giving effective criticism, and we had to be told off so that the meeting could get back on track.

It's funny, really, because I remember meeting a fellow writer a few years ago who told me, 'I love criticism, it ...