Self-knowledge

How do I feel about feedback?

Feedback is a difficult topic. We can receive it and dwell on it for days, particularly if we feel that the feedback is personal. How do we respond to feedback? Whilst at a core level we can believe that: “We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.” Bill Gates As individuals… We can react to it – “the other person is wrong, they don’t see things in the way they should, their perspective is not relevant!” We can ignore it – “it doesn’t apply to me and my work, it is not worth anything to me at the moment.” We can sift through it and extract the useful parts – “…actually that bit is relevant and I can do something about it.” We can take it on the chin and do something about all of it – “They are right, I must do something about all of this!” Our resilience can be strengthened by considering the perspectives of others in developing our own reactions to feedback and what we do with it.