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Needing (and Reading) Feedback II

BY Heath Row | 03-02-2004 | 2:30 PM
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Shortly after posting the entry about feedback earlier today, I realized that Seth Godin's March column -- which is featured on the home page today -- addresses the same topic from a slightly different angle.

Instead of considering how to better work with feedback from customers and people outside of your organization, Seth takes a look at how to give good feedback to teammates and colleagues. His four-point plan:

  • No one cares about your opinion.
  • Say the right thing at the right time.
  • If you have something nice to say, please say it.
  • Give me feedback, no matter what.

FC Now reader Peter Davidson also weighed in, commenting that the best way to learn about feedback -- and how to use it -- is to give it. What have you learned about getting -- and giving -- feedback?