We do not live in isolation. All the events we encounter are taking place in a particular context and different people have naturally different opinions on them. This gives us an opportunity to gain a broader perspective and develop both personally and professionally. However, we have to be open to feedback. Whatever management role you hold in your organization, you should know the following patterns of receiving and giving feedback.
Polite feedback does not work
If feedback is to be useful, it must be straight.
You will never have enough experience
Even after many years of practice you will not have enough experience to afford ignoring feedback. The more responsibility you have, the more important the feedback is for you.
The source is important
When considering sources of feedback give priority to your intuition, not the person's position or wealth. Receive feedback from people you trust and always decide yourself.
Feedback is a part of a manager's job
Even if it is sometimes painful, managers with their feedback help employees more than anyone else. However, they should follow the rule to praise in public but criticize in private.
Ignoring feedback hurts yourself
Both praise and criticism is very valuable information and if you avoid it, you are making a mistake. You stagnate, do not improve and do not grow.
Your problem with criticism is mostly a problem of you ego
Criticism may be deserved but also undeserved. You are a free man, and it's up to you how to deal with criticism. The problem with receiving criticism is mostly not related to its content, but to the ego of the person being criticized.
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