Communication Exercise – Open to Feedback?
A variety of emotions can happen when receiving feedback. Having a self-checklist can help with reminders related to your approach, acceptance, and maintaining good and positive behaviors.
SELF-CHECKLIST
Below is a self-checklist to think through how you’re responding and approaching feedback. You’re welcome to add to this list.
- Am I comfortable giving feedback? What can I do to become more comfortable? Do I share with others how they can support me?
- Do I show appreciation when feedback is given?
- Do I openly ask for feedback?
- Do I tend to be open or closed off to feedback? Does it depend on who it’s coming from or what area of focus the feedback is in?
- How could I be more open to feedback?
- Do I share with others my feedback preferences?
- Do I tend to view feedback overall as negative, positive or neutral? How can I view it more neutrally or positively?
SELF REMINDERS
With insights from the prior section, create your own list of reminders when it comes to feedback. This could be a reminder on staying calm if you have a hard time with feedback or purposefully creating reminders for yourself to ask others for feedback.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Discussion questions can be a great way to dive further into the topic of feedback and gain new insights.
- Did you realize anything surprising about yourself through this exercise?
- What’s one action item you plan to do moving forward related to feedback?
- What can your colleagues do to make feedback easier? What can you do for your colleagues?
- What is something your company can do to make feedback easier?
For more information about this material, email kmcclain@praeliscere.com or visit https://praeliscere.com/. Copyright Kathryn McClain.
A variety of emotions can happen when receiving feedback. Having a self-checklist can help with reminders related to your approach, acceptance, and maintaining good and positive behaviors.
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