Sometimes, when leaders criticize you in public, they are not aiming at you or venting their emotions, but for the purpose of protecting you. Here are some possible explanations:
1. Avoid more serious consequences: sometimes, leaders will criticize you in public to avoid more serious consequences. They may think that if you are criticized in public, it will be easier to accept and correct your mistakes, rather than make the problem worse.
2. Protect your image: Leaders criticize you in public, perhaps to protect your image. They may think that praising you in public may make you feel proud or overconfident, but criticizing you can help you remain modest and cautious, and can also make you feel the attention and support of leaders.
3. Help you grow: Leaders criticize you in public, perhaps for the purpose of helping you grow. They may think that pointing out your mistakes directly can help you grow and improve faster, and can also let you feel the trust and support of leaders.
Leaders criticize you in public, not necessarily out of malice or against you, but with their consideration and purpose. In such a situation, you can calm down and listen to the criticism and suggestions of the leaders. At the same time, you can also communicate with the leaders to understand their ideas and purposes. In this way, you can better understand the leader's intention, and at the same time, you can better grow and improve.
What is the intention of leaders to criticize subordinates in public
1. Good relationship, criticism is a reminder
If you have a good relationship with the leader on weekdays, public criticism of yourself is a reminder. One of the responsibilities of a leader is to manage and supervise his subordinates. If his subordinates make mistakes, even if they have a good relationship, they need to be pointed out. This is a wise move for leaders to protect themselves and work better. Criticizing in public can make others feel that they will be criticized for their good relationship, and they should be honest. This can manage others well; In addition, it can help you avoid making bigger mistakes; It can also avoid others' jealousy. Therefore, the criticism under this kind of relationship should first feel lucky, and at the same time, we must be willing to accept it, sincerely change our mistakes, and keep the relationship with the leadership as it is. This will allow you to develop smoothly.
2. Ordinary relationship, criticism is a warning
If the relationship with the leader is ordinary and the mistake is not particularly serious, the public criticism of the leader is a warning. Every leader hopes that his subordinates can win honor for themselves, rather than tarnishing and dragging their feet. Therefore, when mistakes occur, it is also a reflection of the leadership's management of subordinates. At this time, what we need is to work hard as before, correct mistakes in time, and let leaders see or feel their own attitude and performance.
3. Long working experience, criticism is to set an example to others
There will be such a kind of people in the workplace. They have long working experience and are the seniors of new people. However, if these people are criticized in public, this situation represents "killing the chicken to warn the monkey", which means something. Leaders' criticism is actually warning other young people that old employees will be punished if they make mistakes, so young colleagues should work more seriously, which is an implicit hint.
Being criticized in public by the leader shows that your mistakes are serious. Generally speaking, the leader will leave room for his subordinates. Since he criticized in person, it proves that things are a little big.
You should know that people lack "self-knowledge" in many cases. They cannot judge whether they are right or not. Therefore, in the face of criticism from leaders, I have the right to be an opportunity to know myself and improve myself. I will accept the criticism from leaders in the spirit of "if there is something to be done, then there is no need to be encouraged". Chinese people often say that good advice is harsh and good medicine is bitter. In fact, this is the truth. I believe that human nature is the same: when hearing criticism, there will be a natural psychological reaction or conditioned reflex - uncomfortable and unhappy, but one can often and objectively accept these criticisms of "uncomfortable and making us unhappy", truly reflect on his own shortcomings from the bottom of his heart, and then one can make progress. Therefore, it is of infinite benefit to actively treat the criticism of leaders.
On the other hand, if you always treat the leader's criticism negatively, and after hearing the leader's criticism, your heart is full of resentment and resistance, and even because of the "rebellious psychology", you can get some pleasure and comfort in "psychology", what benefits will it do to you?
