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How to benefit from feedback, constructive and otherwise

 


 

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How to Benefit from Feedback, Constructive and Otherwise

 

We’ve all heard it: workplace feedback, constructive or otherwise. Sometimes we’re expecting it, and sometimes we’re not. Whatever the circumstances, receiving criticism — or praise, for that matter — is a significant skill that can almost always be improved by applying some thought and practice. With companies and organizations spending millions every year on employee engagement programs — and workplace engagement levels at a record high in the United States — feedback conversations are in your work life to stay.

 

“Most of us find the prospect of a feedback conversation daunting at the best of times, even in the context of a friendly relationship,” observes educator and executive coach Ed Batista. He emphasizes that “effective feedback doesn’t happen spontaneously,” it’s something we all have to learn about and get better at as we go.

 

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Todd Gibbons, Merck & Co., Inc.

 

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Todd Gibbons is an executive institutional representative at Merck & Co., Inc., whose mission is to discover, develop, and provide innovative products and services that save and improve lives around the world. He has held several positions within the company. Gibbons also serves on the AISES Corporate Advisory Council.

 

Why is receiving feedback important for professional growth?

Receiving feedback gives the recipient an opportunity to listen, absorb, and act on things that are important to improving their individual performance or the performance of a given task or project. Constructive feedback allows for personal improvement because it can highlight areas that an employee needs to improve upon. Our behaviors and the way we are perceived in the workplace may be unknown to us before receiving feedback. Constructive feedback offers an opportunity to correct behaviors or actions that may be holding us back. Acting on the feedback can greatly improve performance, which leads to personal growth and future success.

 

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