In today's workplaces, feedback emerges as a crucial catalyst for professional development and organizational success. Whether you're steering the ship as a captain or navigating the waters as a vital crew member, it serves as the compass guiding individuals and teams toward excellence. Beyond being a managerial tool, feedback is a cornerstone of effective leadership, offering insights into team strengths and weaknesses to foster continuous improvement. Employees, too, benefit immensely from constructive feedback, gaining clarity on performance, understanding expectations, and unlocking their full potential.

On this episode of the ReLearned podcast, hosts Nidhi Tewari and Billy Samoa delve into the pivotal role of feedback in personal and professional growth. They address the gap between perceived and actual feedback from managers, explore the emotional impact of feedback, and share strategies for ensuring its receptiveness. The conversation extends to fostering a culture where seeking feedback is comfortable, addressing biases in feedback, and the importance of discernment in considering whose feedback matters. The hosts emphasize the key elements of clear expectations, capability, measurement, and consequences of ineffective feedback.

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Notable Quotes

• [22:52] "Sometimes you have to be more direct with somebody, sometimes you have to give the hard feedback, and by us telling people how they should communicate and what they should communicate.” - Nidhi

• [27:28] "Expect it but don't internalize it, be critical of the source of the feedback that you're receiving." - Billy

• [33:07] "I had to accept the fact that I'm a night owl and that means that when I am giving or receiving feedback, I have to be conscious." -Nidhi

• [38:13] "When it's all said and done, life's short. We want to get the most out of it. To make every minute count, we have to embrace good feedback." - Billy

Nidhi Tewari

Billy Samoa