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Wes Kao — Stop learning to give feedback. Learn to receive it.
Feedback is a gift. It lets you know precisely what the other person wants or needs. After you receive the gift, it’s up to you to accept it or not. But shutting down feedback with an argument or by appearing ungrateful makes it less likely you’ll be offered it again. And if you’re getting feedback from a customer or a prospect, shutting it down ma... See more
Seth Godin • “No problem” is a problem
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Feedback is a gift. My goal is to get everyone reading this to give more, and more effective, feedback to their peers.
Alex Turek • How to Criticize Coworkers
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Feedback follows four rules: feedback should be given to help, feedback should be actionable, you should appreciate any feedback you get, and you should think carefully about if you should accept feedback or not.
fourminutebooks.com • No Rules Rules Summary
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know that your responsibility is to receive that feedback neutrally. You are on a fact-finding mission, so you don’t want to jump down anyone’s throat or inhibit their honesty. You don’t want people to tell you solely what you want to hear,
Lee Hartley Carter • Persuasion: Convincing Others When Facts Don't Seem to Matter
Excellent feedback receivers recognize the bias inherent in every piece of feedback. They can see that when X person gives feedback about Y, they should listen closely because they care about Y, and X is an expert in Y. Conversely, if X talks about Z, they’ll disregard it because X really doesn’t know shit about Z
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Good perspective on who’s giving feedback
When you receive feedback, you need to fight this natural reaction and instead ask yourself, “How can I show appreciation for this feedback by listening carefully, considering the message with an open mind, and becoming neither defensive nor angry?”