dking Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 What on earth is this supposed to mean? Talk about mixed messages... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crouchaldinho Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Not really a mixed message. He was delighted with the feedback but it demotivated him. In other words, he was really happy with what you said but then couldn't be bothered to try as hard. Presumably the praise went to his head. C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie McMahon's Secret Lover Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 On FML just seen a manager described as "experienced" but won the "newcomer" of the week award. :o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dking Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Not really a mixed message. He was delighted with the feedback but it demotivated him. In other words, he was really happy with what you said but then couldn't be bothered to try as hard. Presumably the praise went to his head. C. That is just ridiculously over complicating things. How can you be demotivated after being really happy with feedback. Very odd thing to put in the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dking Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 By the way, totally off topic... Do you use FMRTE crouchy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 No, you just don't understand it. Happiness and motivation are very different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie MUFC Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 That is just ridiculously over complicating things.How can you be demotivated after being really happy with feedback. Very odd thing to put in the game. Not really, it show's he's become complacent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenArsenal Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Not really a mixed message. He was delighted with the feedback but it demotivated him. In other words, he was really happy with what you said but then couldn't be bothered to try as hard. Presumably the praise went to his head. C. From that, I gather it means that he took the praise highly and thus "rested on his laurels". That's the closest meaning I could get from that explaination. They really should make these team talks clearer. Some of them we don't even know what it means and the effects they have on the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crouchaldinho Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 By the way, totally off topic...Do you use FMRTE crouchy? No, I don't use anything like that in my games. C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazT Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 What on earth is this supposed to mean?Talk about mixed messages... It is a known flaw in the wording Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crouchaldinho Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 From that, I gather it means that he took the praise highly and thus "rested on his laurels". That's the closest meaning I could get from that explaination. That's right. If someone is telling you that you are great all of the time, you might lose the motivation to try. Some people are more motivated by having to prove a point. They really should make these team talks clearer. Some of them we don't even know what it means and the effects they have on the team. The feedback does need improving. I will agree with you there. C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Exactly right. What you should be doing is raising their morale between games (happy) but get them motivated for matches. They are quite distinct. For example, telling a player at half time that you're angry with him should make him unhappy but motivated if you get it right. Then give him a cuddle after the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 It makes perfect sense. By saying what you did, the player was happy, probably due to praise. However, after this praise, he got complacent and his motivation dropped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodonodon Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 It makes perfect sense. By saying what you did, the player was happy, probably due to praise. However, after this praise, he got complacent and his motivation dropped. It doesn`t make any sense to me. First part of the `sentence`: seemed demotivated Second part of the `sentence`: looked delighted How I understand it, is: he was demotivated before, but after your team talk he looked delighted, that`s what makes sense considering the timeline. First part of the sentence representing a state before the talk, second part representing the current state of the player. So I always thought that was a good thing, was I wrong all the time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthazars Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Bad grammer, sound logic. See, it makes perfect sense! EDIT: to be a bit more constructive. The comma is the key part here. The statement before the comma refers to his general happiness with the feedback 'delighted'. The statement after the comma refers to his level of motivation 'demotivated'. The comma is acting as a seperator to let you know that the two statements relate to two different items. No grammer problems, no logic problems, no issue. It looks weird if you read it quickly, but slow down a moment and you'll see that it all makes sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFraser Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Not really, it show's he's become complacent. This is exactly correct. Well spotted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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