Scan barcode
poenaestante's review against another edition
5.0
This book holds the solution to a great many of the world's problems. We all need to be less defensive and more open to the ways the world is reflecting you back to yourself. Not all feedback is on point, but if you are willing to mine with an open heart and a learner's mind you can always find gems.
tegs_russell's review against another edition
3.0
How to give and receive feedback well in a nutshell: be a good listener, be empathetic, and be aware of your blind spots. This book has some great nuggets, but my overall impression is that it's filled with unrelatable examples and is much longer than it needs to be.
nimishg's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, I liked this book and it did have some good advice on feedback -- giving and receiving.
When they look at what can go wrong with feedback, they broadly break it down into content, relationship, and identity.
Under the 'content' category, the first chapters had some really good insights about different types of feedback:
- coaching
- evaluation
- affirmation
Many problems come when there are mismatches around this area, and I think this book offered some very good and very unique insights here.
The other two general categories ('relationship' and 'identity') were also ok, but there are many other books out there that cover these areas better, more exhaustively and in much more detail. If you've never dug into those areas of literature before, though, this does give an ok view of them.
When they look at what can go wrong with feedback, they broadly break it down into content, relationship, and identity.
Under the 'content' category, the first chapters had some really good insights about different types of feedback:
- coaching
- evaluation
- affirmation
Many problems come when there are mismatches around this area, and I think this book offered some very good and very unique insights here.
The other two general categories ('relationship' and 'identity') were also ok, but there are many other books out there that cover these areas better, more exhaustively and in much more detail. If you've never dug into those areas of literature before, though, this does give an ok view of them.
dwheeler88's review against another edition
4.0
Great book - a little repetitive, but that might have been a good thing. I definitely feel more open to receiving feedback - both formal & informal.
tylerand's review against another edition
5.0
This book is life changing! Such excellent advice about how to receive feedback and a little bit on how to give it.
I’m an Alita, someone who is very sensitive to feedback, and this book taught me how to take it better and apply it.
One of my biggest takeaways is “trying feedback on for size”. So someone gave you feedback you think is just plain wrong or you disagree with? Try it anyway! What do you have to lose? If it doesn’t work, you can go back to what you were doing before.
I’m an Alita, someone who is very sensitive to feedback, and this book taught me how to take it better and apply it.
One of my biggest takeaways is “trying feedback on for size”. So someone gave you feedback you think is just plain wrong or you disagree with? Try it anyway! What do you have to lose? If it doesn’t work, you can go back to what you were doing before.
mdrfromga's review against another edition
5.0
GREAT read. Very informative and chocked with tons of useful suggestions, some of which I've already been putting into practice.
noodelydia's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. I need to reread this like five or six times, because there's so much good information in here. Definitely the best self-help book I've ever read, and while it was definitely self-incriminating in places, at least it was objective about it and offered ways to deal with the way I am and adjust accordingly.