Feedback is the breakfast of champions. Unfortunately, many people don’t seek it out, or choose to ignore others’ feedback. Join the Wily Manager guys this week, as they discuss how to receive feedback, and how you can use others’ feedback to advance your career.
Monday’s Tip: Listen without judging. It may be difficult, but you need to listen when people offer feedback without immediately judging their feedback, or formulating responses or thinking of reasons they could be wrong. Just listen.
Tuesday’s Tip: Ask probing questions. When someone offers feedback, don’t be afraid to ask for more information on what you’ve been told. Ensure you are asking your clarifying questions in such a way that does not judge the feedback you’ve been given.
Wednesday’s Tip: Reflect on what you’ve been told. Even if you think the feedback you’ve been given is completely unfair, you need to contemplate what you’ve been told, and determine if there’s any part of it that might help you.
Thursday’s Tip: Thank people for offering feedback. Even if it is something you don’t want to hear, always thank the giver of the feedback. In some cases, it may have been very difficult for them to speak up.
Friday’s Tip: Commit to doing something differently. Once you’ve considered the feedback, you need to decide what you are going to do about it. To merely listen to feedback, and then not act those things you deem to be valid, completely diminishes the value of the feedback.