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Beyond its inefficacy, poorly delivered feedback may trigger defensive behaviors—too much negative feedback can create insecurities, dishonest feedback may misrepresent expectations and not enough feedback creates a distance between manager and employee.
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Eugene Dilan, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
There was hope Rodgers could change that long history of inefficacy when was acquired in an April trade in exchange for draft picks.
—Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
This set of emotions—exhaustion, feelings of inefficacy and cynicism—feed off one another, producing a vicious cycle of deepening burnout.
—Michael P. Leiter, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2015
But their work is just the latest study to indicate that Republicans may have caused preventable deaths through their irresponsible messaging on the dangers of vaccines or the inefficacy of public health restrictions such as face masks and social distancing.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 25 July 2023
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Eugene Dilan, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
There was hope Rodgers could change that long history of inefficacy when was acquired in an April trade in exchange for draft picks.
—Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
This set of emotions—exhaustion, feelings of inefficacy and cynicism—feed off one another, producing a vicious cycle of deepening burnout.
—Michael P. Leiter, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2015
But their work is just the latest study to indicate that Republicans may have caused preventable deaths through their irresponsible messaging on the dangers of vaccines or the inefficacy of public health restrictions such as face masks and social distancing.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 25 July 2023
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“Inefficacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inefficacy. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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