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Receiving Negative Feedback
- Do not react right away or in a defensive way.
- Do not take it personally.
- Do not justify the feedback, or ignore it.
- Don't wait to be offered feedback at the last stage.
- Take your time to gather your thoughts and do not be overly negative to yourself.
- Do ask for clarification, if required.
- Do set and align your expectations.
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Build a culture of Trust
Negative feedback is effective when it is coming from a trustworthy person.
If the person receiving the feedback is not validated first, he or she may feel threatened and stressed after a feedback session.
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Focus on the areas of improvement
Be informative and keep the focus on the areas of improvement.
This is done by being specific, work-oriented only, and providing feedback on time, when it is relevant.
Explain how it relates to company objectives, making sure it is documented, with the action plan in place.
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Negative Feedback
Negative feedback is a more important component of the feedback cycle than positive feedback. 92% of people say in a study that negative feedback improves workplace performance.
To do it right:
- Check how it will impact the individual
- Make it guidance or adv...
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Check how it impacts the person
The fundamental goal of giving feedback is to help the person you’re giving it to. They should realize that you are not trying to make them feel bad, and this is an exercise to help make them better.
How it impacts each individual is going to be different so a tailor-made approach is requir...
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Be Direct
Remove superficial compliments (like the Sandwich Method) and instead be genuine, direct and to the point.
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Reframe it as Advice or Guidance
If the word Feedback sounds loaded and negative by default, we can reframe it by calling it a less critical name like guidance or advice.
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Why are people scared of Feedback
Normally people react with caution and fear towards negative feedback, but it is much better than no feedback at all.
Informing the colleague/subordinate/client/customer or individual about something that is not working, is always beneficial, and builds transparency and trust.
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The 4 R’s of Receiving Feedback
- Respond: Just say “Thank you.”
- Record: You will rarely have time to process feedback right away. But don’t trust your memory for later. Record the details.
- Reflect: If you want to get the most value from feedback, reflect on it.
Getting Negative Feedback
... is not the best thing to happen at work. It normally leads to a racing mind, emotional discomfort and increased blood pressure.
We may try to defend ourselves, or brush aside the feedback. We can also be stuck in a loop of negative thoughts.
How to get better at receiving feedback
- The very first response to give when someone gives you feedback should be a response of gratitude. Don’t get defensive.
- Whether it’s praise, criticism or some other type of feedback, take the time to restate to the person giving it what you ...
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