Absolutely!
A critique is described as a critical review or commentary, a critical discussion of a specific topic. When you are a business owner dealing with the public or in some type of leadership capacity, critiques and criticism comes with the territory. We can bank on the truth that we will be criticized and critiqued.
Criticism is complex, it is important, it is essential, and it is powerful when it is given and received in a positive manner. When writing this article I read a blog from “The Accidental Hedonist” and I thought it was very intriguing, “true critiquing is the ability to come to an objective conclusion about something, be it music, art, a restaurant, or even a style of cooking, based on an observable evidence, rather than opinion. Or to put in another way, critiquing is the ability to pay respect to a topic you do not like, and challenge the assumptions of a topic that you do like. It is a difficult line between forming an opinion and offering a critique. “
Being in the restaurant business for many years, I have learned that constructive criticism helps to improve in areas that need to be improved and I have also learned the following steps to handle criticism and hopefully it will help others.
1. Understand the difference between constructive and destructive criticism (who benefits?)
2. Don’t take yourself too seriously
3. Look beyond the criticism to see the critic
4. Guard your own attitude toward the critic (don’t get defensive; stay objective
5. Recognize that good people get criticized (don’t beat yourself up)
6. Keep yourself physically and spiritually in shape (weariness distorts our perspective)
7. Don’t see only the critic, see the crowd (is the criticism widespread)
8. Wait for time to prove the critic wrong
9. Associate with optimistic people
10. Concentrate on your mission; change your mistakes (focus on the big picture).
Haroon Temueri is the franchise owner of Beef ‘O’ Brady’s located at 27430 The Old Road, Valencia, 91355. For more information call 661-600-0692 or visit us at www.beefobradys.com