How you handle feedback determines literally everything.
Your career. Your relationships. Your life.
Most people get defensive. Or argue back. Or ignore it completely.
Here's how to turn feedback into fuel:
1/ Listen like a student. Don't interrupt. Don't defend. Don't prepare your response. Just listen.
Try this: "I'm curious to learn more about that. Could you elaborate?"
2/ Gather different perspectives. One person's feedback is an opinion. Multiple people's feedback is a pattern. Patterns are gold.
Simple ask: "I'm working on improving X. What's one thing you'd change?"
3/ Take a pause. Feedback stings. That's normal. Don't react immediately.
Instead: "Thank you. Let me reflect on this and circle back next week."
4/ Close the loop. Show what you did with the feedback. Prove you took action. Build trust for next time.
Try this: "Based on your feedback, I've updated the project's back-end design. Attached for your visibility."
The hard truth?
People stop giving feedback to those who can't receive it well.
And without feedback?
You stop growing. You stop improving. You stop advancing.
Remember: You don't have to agree with all feedback. But you must learn to receive it gracefully.
Want to master this skill?
Check out the complete framework in my latest IMERGEY's Leadership Review feature: https://lnkd.in/dmiH9tD3.
Thanks Jacqueline Lee for the opportunity to help others grow through feedback.
PS: What's the best piece of feedback you've ever received?
Omar Halabieh
