In this episode of The Career Rx we’ll discuss:

• How to receive better feedback from others
• Deliberately seeking the right kind of feedback
• Turning feedback into actionable steps toward growth
• Ways to operationalize your feedback process

I recently received a message from one of my students in the Industry Insider program thanking me for the program and letting me know that it was key to her landing a new job. This recent exchange was the inspiration for this podcast episode, because it was a great reminder of how important it is to leverage feedback opportunities and make the most of them! 

So often we leave good and bad feedback at the comment itself. We forget to dig deeper and find out additional information about the feedback, the person giving it, and ways we can use the feedback constructively. 

In this example, I could have just focused on the compliment and enjoyed feeling bubbly about it, but that would have been a missed opportunity.  Instead I asked her some follow up questions to try and dig a little bit deeper and gain more insight on exactly how the program helped her. Doing that helped me better understand who would benefit from my program and how, AND resulted in a tangible professional asset. Let me explain...

The Industry Insider program is a 4-part webinar series that walks you through what you need to know about landing a nonclinical career without a new degree, a foot in the door, prior experience, or a pay cut. It helps you to better understand the industry overall and therefore excel in the interview process. 

Listen in to hear all about ways to use positive feedback to better your career and/or business. Then tune in next week to learn how you can do the same with negative feedback. 

“Sometimes feedback feels good and we just don’t want to push it. Sometimes feedback doesn’t feel good and we feel defensive or we feel like the person delivering it has ill will against us or doesn’t like us and so we miss the opportunity...to get constructive feedback.” - Marjorie Stiegler

In this Episode: 

[01:09] Hear about my student Ronnie and the email exchange that inspired this episode.

[03:26] Learn the first tip for receiving better feedback from others. 

[06:42] Three kinds of feedback, and why you should be deliberate in seeking the right kind of feedback in any situation

[09:50] How you can turn ‘feel good’ feedback into actionable steps you can really use

[12:41] Learn how to operationalize the feedback process for use in your business and career. 

[15:02] Check out the additional resources on the website. 

[15:36] Hear a quick recap of the episode.

[18:29] What do we do to make the most of “bad” feedback? 

Links and Resources: 

Industry Insider

Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen

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