Monday, October 17, 2011

Eat-Your Vegetables and Accept Your Feedback


No one likes feedback, however we solicit opinions from people about what we are doing right and what we are doing wrong.   The problem often times with this type of feedback is that people don’t want to give it and we don’t want to receive it.  The best solicited feedback comes in the form of confidential feedback, i.e. 360 degree feedback.  This type of feedback tends to work because no one gets embarrassed or defensive.  There are no emotional issues because the receiver doesn’t know who to blame or retaliate against. In the best cases, you have no sense of being attacked at all.  You’re merely ingesting honest commentary – which you requested – from blind but well-meaning sources.  Here is an interesting and short article on Accepting Feedback.  I would love to hear your thought.

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