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A review by nimishg
Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Douglas Stone
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.