Receive
with Respect
“Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our
manners.”
~ Laurence Sterne
To
continually build on business development and personal growth, effective
feedback is usually necessary. When we hear negative feedback about a project
or decision that we took great pains to complete effectively, the natural
reaction is to take it personally and consider it negative criticism. While
feedback can be painful to hear, it is often the pathway to corrective action
that can be beneficial to moving forward. It often takes great
courage to receive criticism with respect and use it as a tool for
betterment.
In many cases, our first instinct when responding to feedback is
defensive. Train yourself to consider the true meaning of the comment and your
reaction. Feedback may help you improve yourself while refining
skills and learning new methods and practices. Take a step back and truly
understand the feedback so you can then analyze and plan your next step.
Personal
growth often depends on face-to-face interactions with others even though this
can be difficult. Instead of sitting back and allowing negative reviews to
affect your progress, ask questions and clarify exactly what is expected and
turn feedback into a constructive conversation. This will allow you and others
critiquing you to feel more comfortable during this interaction.
Don’t let
critical feedback set you back and make you feel hostile toward others. Know
how to receive corrective action with respect in your professional setting.
Chairman/CEO
Vistage Florida
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