There are two parties involved in a feedback interaction, the giver and the receiver. In the book Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen, the authors make the following observation “When we give feedback, we notice that the receiver isn’t good at receiving it. When we receive feedback, we notice that the giver isn’t good at giving it.

You, as a young professional, will mostly be on the receiving end of feedback.

In this episode talk about why it is important to focus on yourself as the receiver of feedback and not on the giver.