Focusing on Feedback
Feedback is a gift, especially as you begin your career.
By Kym Ward Gaffney, Coaching Leader, PwC and Michael Fenlon, Global Talent Leader, PwC
Download Discussion Guide (PDF)Feedback is a critical ingredient to growth and development. We all have performance blind spots and learning to take advantage of feedback early in our careers will pay in dividends over time. The key to maximizing feedback is to remain AWARE: Ask for feedback, Watch your emotions, Ask questions to clarify, Reach out for perspectives, and Engage your potential. Hear expert insights and real-life examples from millennial women on strategies to become AWARE during feedback opportunities.
- Harvard Business Review, January-February 2014: “Find the Coaching in Criticism – The right ways to receive feedback” by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone
- Carol Dweck: How to Change Your Mindset (website)
- Forbes: If You Want to Be Successful, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There (Here’s What Has to Change)