What is the most likely outcome of the best-self feedback process?

A) Individuals in the organization will perform the same.
B) Individuals will focus more on the positive while still paying attention to the negative.
C) Individuals in the organization will recognize that no one person is exceptionally unique.
D) Individuals will focus more on the positive and ignore the negative.

Answer: B
Explanation: A) Incorrect. Feedback about strengths helps people feel highly engaged and to be more productive than people who are given feedback on their weaknesses.
B) Correct. Most individuals, and most organizations, concentrate almost exclusively on the negative and are likely to ignore, or at least short-change, the positive. The reflective best-self feedback technique is a way to counterbalance that tendency
C) Incorrect. The feedback will actually help people realize how unique they are.
D) Incorrect. Though individuals can and should focus on the positive as a result of best-self feedback, they typically do not (and should not) ignore the negative. Most individuals, and most organizations, concentrate almost exclusively on the negative and are likely to ignore, or at least short-change, the positive. The reflective best-self feedback technique is a way to counterbalance that tendency