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Ask for specific examples and clarification

If you get nonspecific, not clear feedback like, “you’re not being proactive enough” you’re going to need to dig a bit.

  • Make a request such as, “can you share with me a specific example of when you think I could have been more proactive?”
  • Or you can even say, “I want to make sure we’re using the same language. What behaviors do you associate with being proactive?”

Remember – tone matters a lot. Speak calmly, carefully, and with curiosity.

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