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module menu icon Receiving feedback, part: 2

  • Ask for specifics. Words used vaguely such as ‘often’, ‘always’, ‘everyone’, and ‘usually’ are unhelpful and can lead to defensive feelings. Explain that you want to understand the feedback, and ask for examples. ‘When you say I usually do this, can you give me an example?’
  • Check your understanding. Summarise the feedback you have been given and ask if you have understood it correctly. This helps to correct misunderstandings
  • Share your perspective. Explain your intention, as this will reduce the behaviour gap. Feedback allows the receiver to get a more complete view of themselves. Sharing your intentions helps the feedback giver understand the situation more fully too
  • Choose your response. Sometimes, you might need to go away and reflect on the feedback you have been given and seek views from different sources to help you decide how to respond.

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