Stage 6 · Lesson 5 of 6
Separate signal from noise
Not all feedback is right, and you do not have to act on everything. Look for patterns: if three different people mention that you go quiet in meetings, that is signal. If one person says your code style is wrong and nobody else agrees, it may be their preference.
Feedback also tells you something about the giver: what they value, what they fear, how they see the role. Compare what others say with what you found in your own journal and strengths stories. Where they match, trust it more; where they clash, ask a third person. Write the patterns down in one place.
Common trapeither accepting every comment as truth and losing yourself, or dismissing every comment you do not like as the other person's problem.
A question to check yourself and an AI practice session come when you add the roadmap to your account. Add it
Resources for this stage
Start with
- VideoFreeHow to Disagree Productively and Find Common Ground (Julia Dhar, TED@BCG)
Julia Dhar (TED@BCG Toronto)
How to hear a different view without turning it into a fight
Practise
Keep handy
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