Whether it’s a phone call, email or letter, eventually negative feedback from interview sources comes to every published writer. It may feel satisfying to whip off a caustic reply reeking of sarcasm, but this type of response won’t improve the source’s attitude about you or your publisher. Here’s how you should respond to negative feedback to pacify irate sources, defend your work and present yourself and the publisher in the best light.
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You’ve heard of “perfect storms”–that unique combination of events that leads to unexpected outcomes. In the 80’s, I had my own perfect storm. That was the era when Total Quality Management (TQM) was sweeping the country–some would say sweeping the world itself. The founder of the movement was Dr. W. Edwards Deming. When he first proposed the concept of continuous improvement, American firms ho-hummed it. So, he took it to Japan. The Japanese were willing to listen–they had nothing to lose. They needed something to restore their war-ravaged economy. TQM, a process-oriented approach, transformed Japanese products from the shoddy to the superior. Not surprisingly, Dr. Deming is revered there. Once the high-quality of Japanese products became legendary, American firms re-discovered Dr. Deming and began applying his techniques to American manufacturing.
TQM made me realize I had to start offering training programs that touched upon the elements of the movement. Up until then, I had mostly been providing seminars on communications-related topics. But I knew that, to stay in business, I had to broaden my knowledge and broaden the the types of courses I could offer clients…
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