Career The Understated Art Of Receiving Feedback Feedback is a key part of any role and can be transformative for your confidence and your career. But sometimes it can be hard to hear. Here’s how to turn criticism and praise into your biggest assets. By Natalie Cornish Career Feedback is a key part of any role and can be transformative for your confidence and your career. But sometimes it can be hard to hear. Here’s how to turn criticism and praise into your biggest assets. By Natalie Cornish Previous article ‘You Can’t Be What You Can’t See’: Pushing For Gender Equality In Sport Next article Why Emotional Labour Remains Invisible Imagine an email has just landed in your inbox from your boss. She’s keen to catch up about a project you recently worked on and give feedback. What’s your initial reaction? Maybe you feel tense and anxious? Or instantly write off your efforts as sub-par even though she has praised your work to the wider team? Feedback makes many of us uneasy. “It can feel threatening,” London-based career coach and psychologist Dr Perpetua Neo says. “Negative feedback, especially if we’re insecure and sensitive, can feel like an attack on us. And when in threat mode, we tend to amplify how we perceive anything negative. Maybe we ruminate on the more negative parts, or we only hear them selectively because we’re already tense and ready to defend ourselves.” betteryouleadership Best Of Future Women Diamond Meet the leaders: Erin Vincent By Odessa Blain Diamond Meet the leaders: Malini Raj By Odessa Blain Diamond Meet the leaders: Azmeena Hussain By Odessa Blain Diamond Meet the leaders: Shannan Dodson By Odessa Blain Diamond Meet the leaders: Elly Desmarchelier By Odessa Blain Equity A sneak peek inside the sold-out budget event By Odessa Blain Equity Inside the shared joke between Gallagher and Wong By Odessa Blain Leadership “Let’s lower the bar”: Why this CEO wants women to do a whole lot less By FW Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
