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Speaker 1: the New Corner Office, the podcast where we share strategies
Speaker 1: for thriving in the new world of war, where location
Speaker 1: and hours are more flexible than in the past. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is to seek out more feedback, especially when you're
Speaker 1: working remotely. As anyone who's ever sweated while waiting for
Speaker 1: a teacher to return a test can tell you, getting
Speaker 1: feedback isn't always fun. Putting yourself out there and waiting
Speaker 1: to hear what others think. Of your best efforts can
Speaker 1: be mildly stressful at best and downright terrifying at worst. However,
Speaker 1: plenty of research and common sense tells us that actively
Speaker 1: seeking out feedback can help us perform better at our jobs.
Speaker 1: People who seek out feedback tend to be more creative,
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Speaker 1: supervisors and direct reports. No matter how advanced you are
Speaker 1: in your career, there are always places to improve. Remote
Speaker 1: workers in particular, can become somewhat isolated and stuck in
Speaker 1: our own routine teens, and we generally talk less to
Speaker 1: others during the work day, so we get less casual feedback.
Speaker 1: In a recent episode, I mentioned that managers should commit
Speaker 1: to doing virtual hallway coaching impromptu guidance after any teachable event.
Speaker 1: But in case your supervisor isn't listening to this podcast, well,
Speaker 1: you'll need to actively seek out such feedback. The good
Speaker 1: news is that doing so isn't rocket science. The best
Speaker 1: way to ask for feedback is to ask, Yes, these
Speaker 1: requests can feel awkward, but so what feel the nerves
Speaker 1: and do it anyway. Send the person you'd like feedback
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Speaker 1: phone and call, or ask if the other person can
Speaker 1: stay on the line after your next video conference. While
Speaker 1: people tend to most want feedback from their supervisors, don't
Speaker 1: discount colleagues. They can see how you lead meetings or
Speaker 1: how you explain ideas to clients. They might have thoughts,
Speaker 1: so ask as you ask, remember that specific questions are
Speaker 1: most helpful. If you were truly in hot water, you
Speaker 1: would probably know that. So if nothing terrible is going on,
Speaker 1: the question how am I doing is most likely to
Speaker 1: elicit a great and while nice, that doesn't give you
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Speaker 1: clients seemed a little distracted on that last call. What
Speaker 1: do you think I could have done differently to keep
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Speaker 1: me some pointers. While feedback is generally helpful, remember that
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Speaker 1: is one reason I suggest soliciting a lot of feedback.
Speaker 1: Any One comment is what it is. If you keep
Speaker 1: hearing the same thing over and over again from many people,
Speaker 1: well that's probably worth investigating. So whenever you get feedback
Speaker 1: from someone, see if you can arrange this more regularly.
Speaker 1: You and a colleague might check in with each other
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Speaker 1: one on ones with you, but if she doesn't, well
Speaker 1: ask to have them and come to each of these
Speaker 1: chats with prepared questions or work in hand for her feedback.
Speaker 1: She'll quickly see how useful these sessions are, which will
Speaker 1: probably encourage more such behavior in the future. Hearing feedback
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Speaker 1: So seek out feedback whenever you can. And your future self, well,
Speaker 1: thank you. Probably your boss, well thank you too. In
Speaker 1: the meantime, this is Laura, thanks for listening, and here's
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