Comments on: Telling the brutal truth http://www.mypunchbowl.com/blog/2008/07/07/telling-the-brutal-truth/ Party Planning and Online Invitations with MyPunchbowl Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:45:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Nick http://www.mypunchbowl.com/blog/2008/07/07/telling-the-brutal-truth/#comment-2409 Nick Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:30:22 +0000 http://www.mypunchbowl.com/blog/2008/07/07/telling-the-brutal-truth/#comment-2409 I agree with you, I have had a couple of designers myself that just didn't see the true 'vision' of the project, and it was frustrating...at first I was hesitant to say anything the first time and let it slide....however, the second and third time, I was too frustrated with the result to hold my tongue, and I told him the 'truth' -- I need to to make the client happy, not 'almost' happy....and I said, this product does not look the way it needs to... After this, my designer seemed to retain what I said to him, and the projects afterwards, his results were much better, and required little changes before taking the product to the next stage.... I find staying with people can work if you can 'teach' them right.... I agree with you, I have had a couple of designers myself that just didn’t see the true ‘vision’ of the project, and it was frustrating…at first I was hesitant to say anything the first time and let it slide….however, the second and third time, I was too frustrated with the result to hold my tongue, and I told him the ‘truth’ — I need to to make the client happy, not ‘almost’ happy….and I said, this product does not look the way it needs to…

After this, my designer seemed to retain what I said to him, and the projects afterwards, his results were much better, and required little changes before taking the product to the next stage….

I find staying with people can work if you can ‘teach’ them right….

]]> By: christy http://www.mypunchbowl.com/blog/2008/07/07/telling-the-brutal-truth/#comment-2384 christy Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:46:00 +0000 http://www.mypunchbowl.com/blog/2008/07/07/telling-the-brutal-truth/#comment-2384 interesting reading- a topic I think about often, although I try to NOT tell the brutal truth as often as I do... either way it is a fine line interesting reading-
a topic I think about often, although I try to NOT tell the brutal truth as often as I do… either way it is a fine line

]]> By: Paul Ayoob http://www.mypunchbowl.com/blog/2008/07/07/telling-the-brutal-truth/#comment-2376 Paul Ayoob Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:33:59 +0000 http://www.mypunchbowl.com/blog/2008/07/07/telling-the-brutal-truth/#comment-2376 Oh master of the "Brutal Truth", in your next teaching, please enlighten us about the concept of empathy. And how empathy differs from judgement. Try to encorporate a bit of finess in your interaction with people - you might find it equally freeing. By the way, the truth is the truth... Oh master of the “Brutal Truth”, in your next teaching, please enlighten us about the concept of empathy. And how empathy differs from judgement. Try to encorporate a bit of finess in your interaction with people - you might find it equally freeing. By the way, the truth is the truth…

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