{"id":672,"date":"2009-03-02T08:48:08","date_gmt":"2009-03-02T07:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progmanager.wordpress.com\/?p=672"},"modified":"2009-03-02T08:48:08","modified_gmt":"2009-03-02T07:48:08","slug":"finding-feedback-difficult-try-feedforward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2009\/03\/02\/finding-feedback-difficult-try-feedforward\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Feedback Difficult?  Try Feedforward!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Great and very simple exercise from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshallgoldsmithlibrary.com\/blog\/\">Marshall Goldsmith<\/a> designed to help you get seriously useful ideas for your professional development.<\/p>\n<p>Name the area in which you wish to improve. &#8211; e.g. <em>I want to be a better leader.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tell someone, almost anyone\u00a0 &#8216;<em>I want to be a better leader<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>Ask them for two ideas for things to do that would help you become a better leader.<\/p>\n<p>After they have offered their suggestions &#8211; simply say &#8216;<em>Thank you<\/em>&#8216;.\u00a0 No discussions, no debate, no analysis &#8211; just &#8216;<em>Thank you<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>This should work brilliantly in 121s as a way of getting information on how you can improve.<\/p>\n<p>Pluck up the courage to try it.\u00a0 It works.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Improving Employability&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/15\/improving-employability\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Improving Employability&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Inward Investment &#8211; What&#8217;s the problem?\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/01\/inward-investment-a-dummies-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Inward Investment &#8211; What&#8217;s the problem?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Bonsai People in a Bonsai Culture?\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/04\/18\/bonsai-people-in-a-bonsai-culture\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bonsai People in a Bonsai Culture?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great and very simple exercise from Marshall Goldsmith designed to help you get seriously useful ideas for your professional development. Name the area in which you wish to improve. &#8211; e.g. I want to be a better leader. Tell someone, almost anyone\u00a0 &#8216;I want to be a better leader&#8216;. 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