Every smartphone these days comes with an app to play music. What artists and genres dominate your playlists these days? What kind of music most inspires you? Soothes you? Irritates you? Distracts you? What songs fill you with hope, peace and draw you into a passionate pursuit for creativity?
I'll be honest, I love Christmas music. I have over 1,100 songs in my Christmas playlist. I can't help but start playing the iconic tunes early in November. On the other hand, I despise most, if not all, Country music (the one exception is Christmas music with a country twang to it). I still love listening to the songs, artists and genres that captured my heart in the 80's and 90's. I'm a huge fan of compelling soundtracks and am convinced that I was born in the wrong generation because I adore the "Oldies!"
Have you ever noticed that Feedback is a lot like music? Like the perfect tune with captivating lyrics, sometimes feedback causes us to soar to new heights and imagine the miraculous. On the other hand, feedback that stings can grate on our hearts like that horrific country music that damages my eardrums every time I am subjected to its torturous melodies.
This app is designed to help you learn to give and receive feedback in ways that will create a lifelong journey of learning from others and when mastered, it can create amazing teams that are unified and healthy. It's not easy, but it can be learned!
“When a person’s behavior is inappropriate, avoiding confrontation always worsens the situation. First, the organization suffers because the person is not acting in its best interest. Second, you suffer because the person’s deficiencies reduce your effectiveness. And finally, when a person is acting inappropriately and isn’t told, you have robbed him of an important opportunity to learn and grow in his development process.” - John Maxwell
How committed are you to give others in your organization the gift of timely, specific feedback?
I'll be honest, I love Christmas music. I have over 1,100 songs in my Christmas playlist. I can't help but start playing the iconic tunes early in November. On the other hand, I despise most, if not all, Country music (the one exception is Christmas music with a country twang to it). I still love listening to the songs, artists and genres that captured my heart in the 80's and 90's. I'm a huge fan of compelling soundtracks and am convinced that I was born in the wrong generation because I adore the "Oldies!"
Have you ever noticed that Feedback is a lot like music? Like the perfect tune with captivating lyrics, sometimes feedback causes us to soar to new heights and imagine the miraculous. On the other hand, feedback that stings can grate on our hearts like that horrific country music that damages my eardrums every time I am subjected to its torturous melodies.
This app is designed to help you learn to give and receive feedback in ways that will create a lifelong journey of learning from others and when mastered, it can create amazing teams that are unified and healthy. It's not easy, but it can be learned!
“When a person’s behavior is inappropriate, avoiding confrontation always worsens the situation. First, the organization suffers because the person is not acting in its best interest. Second, you suffer because the person’s deficiencies reduce your effectiveness. And finally, when a person is acting inappropriately and isn’t told, you have robbed him of an important opportunity to learn and grow in his development process.” - John Maxwell
How committed are you to give others in your organization the gift of timely, specific feedback?
Shelia Henn is the co-author of Thanks for the Feedback. A brief book summary is located below.
| thanks_for_the_feedback_-_sheila_heen.pdf |
I first learned about Sheila when she spoke at the 2015 WCA Leadership Summit. The notes from her Thanks For The Feedback session are available in the PDF below.
| outline_heen_thanks_for_the_feedback.pdf |
There are also a number of helpful clips from Sheila about giving and receiving feedback here.
Boundaries To Receiving Feedback
Are You Your Own Worst Critic
Wrong Spotting Blocks Feedback
A Balanced Approach To Interpreting Feedback
How To Reject A Supervisor's Feedback
Environments For Effective Feedback
The Motivation Of Feedback
Appreciation, Coaching & Evaluation
Consider the level of feedback you are currently being offered. How is that feedback contributing to your leadership development?
Of the three kinds of feedback: Appreciation, Coaching and Evaluation ... Which do you most desire in this season? Consider which kind is most vital for the healthy growth of your organization? What's one way you can contribute to that growth?
Boundaries To Receiving Feedback
Are You Your Own Worst Critic
Wrong Spotting Blocks Feedback
A Balanced Approach To Interpreting Feedback
How To Reject A Supervisor's Feedback
Environments For Effective Feedback
The Motivation Of Feedback
Appreciation, Coaching & Evaluation
Consider the level of feedback you are currently being offered. How is that feedback contributing to your leadership development?
Of the three kinds of feedback: Appreciation, Coaching and Evaluation ... Which do you most desire in this season? Consider which kind is most vital for the healthy growth of your organization? What's one way you can contribute to that growth?
Watch Sheila talk about the implications that our wiring has as it relates to giving and receiving feedback: Wired For Feedback.
Additional Harvard Business Review articles on feedback:
How to Give Feedback to People Who Cry, Yell, or Get Defensive by Amy Jen Su.
How to Give Feedback People Can Actually Use by Jennifer Porter.
Good Feedback Is a Two-Way Conversation by Joe Hirsch
How to Give Feedback to People Who Cry, Yell, or Get Defensive by Amy Jen Su.
How to Give Feedback People Can Actually Use by Jennifer Porter.
Good Feedback Is a Two-Way Conversation by Joe Hirsch
Craig Groeschel has two podcast episodes that also offer similar wisdom in the area of feedback. In Part 1 he will show you three factors that matter when you’re receiving feedback. In Part 2 he will show you three factors that matter when you’re giving feedback. You can find the show notes for each episode at the links or here below.
| giving-and-receiving-feedback-part-1.pdf |
| giving-and-receiving-feedback-part-2.pdf |
In November of 2024 Craig had a podcast episode, Mastering Hard Conversations, that I found insightful for this feedback app. Check out the show notes here.
The Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast also has two insightful episodes on feedback: The Art Of Inviting Feedback - Part 1 and The Art of Inviting Feedback - Part 2