Growth is a necessary part of the life of a leader. If one fails to grow, he or she will not last long in a leadership role. Two of the speakers at the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit today addressed individual growth from very different perspectives. Shelia Heen addressed the importance of feedback—accepting it rather then giving it. Heen has spent two decades at the Harvard Negotiation Project and now works with executive teams through her firm, Triad Consulting Group. In her most recent book, Thanks for the Feedback (co-authored with Doug Stone), she helps readers to understand how to receive feedback and use it for personal growth and development. In a very dynamic presentation, she pointed out that we “ swim in an ocean of feedback” but that doesn’t mean that we know what to do with it. Heen suggested three levels of feedback Appreciation keeps us motivated. ...
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