Question

You are in a meeting with your work group. Linda, one of your teammates, begins to repeat the same idea she always promotes. You want to tell her it is the worst idea you’ve ever heard—especially since it hasn’t evolved at all in the last month. What should you do?
Raise your hand, and remind Linda that the team has already heard her idea.
Listen carefully, and then provide fair but gentle feedback.
Ignore Linda’s suggestion, and return to the topic you were previously discussing

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "B": Listen carefully, and then provide fair but gentle feedback.

Explanation:

While giving feedback it is very important to be as gentle as possible so the person that is going to receive the suggestion will not take it personal. Even if Linda has stated the same idea more than once, it is better to let her finish explaining her point of view. Maybe we did not understand her well in the previous situations and now we could get a better idea of what point of view is. If not, we should talk to her politely to let her know that idea is not the most suitable for what the workgroup is looking for but, she may be able to come up with another that will be more useful for the benefit of the team.