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As part of a workshop, fifteen people who regularly observe my work were asked to give an assessment of how I was doing.  After receiving both quantitative data and some verbatim comments on my strengths and areas of improvement, this is what I found:
It is hard to get good feedback.  The default position in our [...]<p><a href="http://www.geoffsnyder.com/a-recent-feedback-lesson">A Recent Feedback Lesson</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.geoffsnyder.com">Geoff Snyder's Leadership and Team Collaboration Blog - Freedom to Think and Dream Big</a></p>
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<div>As part of a workshop, fifteen people who regularly observe my work were asked to give an assessment of how I was doing.  After receiving both quantitative data and some verbatim comments on my strengths and areas of improvement, this is what I found:</div>
<p>It is hard to get good feedback.  The default position in our cultures is: fear.  Fear of honest feedback and probably even more fear of giving it.  Fear of retribution.  Fear of hurting someone&#8217;s feelings.  Face it; authorities didn&#8217;t used to ask for feedback.  Parents didn&#8217;t want to hear it.  Siblings sure as heck didn&#8217;t.  Teachers hardly did.  There just aren&#8217;t a lot of people who model seeking and giving constructive feedback.  So, in our normal lives at work, people who could be helping us understand how to help them be more effective, and how to lead in ways that work, just don&#8217;t tell us.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.geoffsnyder.com/a-recent-feedback-lesson">A Recent Feedback Lesson</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.geoffsnyder.com">Geoff Snyder's Leadership and Team Collaboration Blog - Freedom to Think and Dream Big</a></p>


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