What You Can Do to Get Better Feedback
Jacob Morgan
Keynote Speaker, Professionally Trained Futurist, & 5x Author. Founder of "Future Of Work Leaders" (Global CHRO Community). Focused on Leadership, The Future of Work, & Employee Experience
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Would you rather be praised for your intelligence or your effort?
The type of feedback likely makes a difference in the effort you put in at work.
Researchers gave a group of 5th graders an easy IQ test. They praised half of the students for their effort in completing the test and praised the other half for their intelligence and performance on the test.
The researchers then gave the students the chance to take a more challenging test. 67% of the students who had been praised for their intelligence took the harder test. But a staggering 92% of students who had been praised for their effort took the harder option.
Think about that in a work setting--giving the right feedback and praising employees for their effort can push them to try more challenging things and take on more demanding projects. It can be the difference between creating an engaged employee and someone just there for a paycheck.
But what if you aren’t a manager or leader? How can you get better feedback? Here are three suggestions:
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No matter if you are a leader, manager, or employee, feedback matters.?
Giving and asking for the right feedback can transform your performance and your entire team and company.?
If you want to grow as a person and employee, focus on giving and getting better feedback.
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IT Director at CIN
2 年Feedback, giving and receiving it in the proper ways!
Multisite Center Administrator at Behavioral Innovations | Connecting and Communicating Executive Vision to Daily Operations | Developing Deep Connection to Others
2 年It is so important to recognize the work that an employee put into something instead of just focusing on the results. Great reminder!
Shyam Bird Productions
2 年Based on that data you shared, I would rather be praised for my effort. I'm all about results, I'm not trying to catch feelings when things come to business.
Devoted developer of skills, styles, tools, traits of 1) Productive Leaders, 2) Successful Communicators, 3) Effective Team members & leaders, 4) Thinkers of many types
2 年openly ask for it. Then LISTEN by staying SILENT. Give positive, beneficial FEEDBACK privately to each employee and publicly (POSITIVE)
Feedback is very important for the growth of each individual, to improve more and work on weak points. I do agree, better to be praised for your effort because you can feel the importance of what you've done.??