How Coachable Leaders Turn Feedback Into Growth Part 1

If you haven't, go get that book wherever books are sold.

But I will say this, since that book came out, I have had thousands of conversations with leaders.

And there is this recurring comment that keeps surfacing that I just can't avoid.

And it's this comment of, hey, Jeff, I know now after reading your book, being in your workshops, listening to your keynote, I now have a more firm footing on how to give better feedback.

But here's my question.

How do I get better at receiving it? And furthermore, how can I help the people that I'm leading get better at receiving feedback as well? Because there's this tension point where leaders say, look, I'm giving it all that I have.

I'm trying to do all that I can.

to make sure that I'm creating a culture where leaders are driving effective feedback into the organization.

But Jeff, despite my best efforts, I just feel like people aren't receiving the feedback the right way.

And wow, these are great questions.

Because here's what we know about feedback.

Feedback is not a one-way street.

It doesn't matter how skilled a leader becomes at delivering feedback if the people receiving it don't know what to do with that feedback.

And here's something else that I've realized.

Receiving feedback isn't just a leadership skill.

Quite frankly, it's a life skill.

Every relationship, every career, every marriage, every friendship, every championship, every successful organization has this one thing in common.

Someone was willing to hear something that they didn't necessarily want to hear.

So today we're talking about becoming that person.