130: Feel Confident About Feedback

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I want to take a moment to talk to you all about feedback, what it is, and, more importantly, what it isn’t.  It’s easy to assume when we receive feedback that we’re being criticized or even put down, but when we learn to give and receive feedback positively and effectively, we are actually given the opportunity to grow.  That’s why I encourage you all today to respond to feedback by offering thanks, making sure the other person feels heard, and giving yourself time to process that input.  Accepting feedback with grace is no small feat and neither is doling it out.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There’s a fine line between criticism and feedback, and it’s important that we stay closer to the latter.  Today I’ll offer some ideas about giving compassionate and direct feedback as well as the value of nipping problems in the bud.  After all, it’s a whole lot easier to weave in compassion before we let issues fester or develop resentment - if we wait too long, however, things get terse, grumpy, and all compassion goes out the window.  So remember to speak up immediately and to give grace to context.  And most importantly, listen in to today’s episode to see how you too can give and take feedback in a positive and effective way..  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The Finer Details of This Episode: </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Understanding what feedback is and isn’t</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Starting with thank you</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The importance of repetition </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Processing feedback</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Giving feedback with compassion and directness </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">