Embracing Feedback as a Leader

At the core of leadership growth lies self-awareness. By strengthening your level of openness to receiving feedback, you bridge the gap between your intentions and actions. Feedback enables you to identify your blind spots and evaluate the impact of your actions on others. This helps you learn from your mistakes and adjust your leadership style to be more effective. It also helps you to model a culture that embraces feedback to support organizational excellence. In this course, you'll learn the key aspects of receiving feedback that you can identify to enhance your adaptability and flexibility. You'll learn strategies for seeking feedback and understand why receiving feedback is such a challenge. You will discover how to overcome barriers to embracing feedback and experience the positive feelings that come from improving your ability to welcome feedback.

The word "feedback" might make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Many people think of feedback as a threat. Even positive feedback can seem like an attack. Our egos and self-esteem tell us to shut down and drown it out. But feedback is a necessary part of professional growth and development. With a positive mindset, you can stay calm, take feedback on board, and use it to improve your performance and further your career. In this course, you will explore how receiving feedback differs from receiving simple praise or criticism. You will learn how listening to genuinely constructive feedback with a positive mindset can influence your reactions and responses. You will also learn how applying feedback can catalyze your professional growth and self-development.