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The Importance of Feedback – Why You Should Care…

Do you believe in the importance of feedback? Do you value it and think of it as an important component of your career development? If so, you don’t need to read any further  – although this post will validate your perspective. This post is for those of you who do not believe in the importance of feedback. You know who you are! You’re the ones that say things like “I don’t care what other people think”, “I’d rather not know the truth”, or something similar that rationalizes why it’s ok to ignore or deny other people’s opinion of you.

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5 Great Opportunities to Ask for Feedback

If you’re lucky enough to have a culture of self-driven development, employees at any level should be able to solicit feedback on a regular basis from their coworkers. This is growing more common as companies are moving away from the annual performance appraisal exercise and seeking ways for employees to receive more frequent, meaningful feedback, As with anything, some times are better than others to do so. This means HR organizations and employees themselves need to identify who, when, and under what circumstances feedback should be solicited.

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5 Surefire Ways to Make Feedback Useless and Painful

The topic of feedback is all the rage right now. Just last week I found  this article from the NY Times and this podast from HBR.  And there’s plenty of great content written prior to these posts, so you really don’t need me to regurgitate it to you.  In fact, the topic of feedback has been so hot lately I’m going to take a small leap and presume you don’t need to be convinced that it’s a necessity. I’ll even go so far as to say you are a feedback advocate! If not, review the material linked above, search for more if you need more convincing, and return to this post when you’ve come to your senses.

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