Career Chat // Handling difficult feedback // CLOSED

When you receive difficult feedback from a manager it can strike a blow. There is an inherent power imbalance and you could feel overwhelmed and depending on how the feedback was delivered … you could feel hurt or angry and self-doubt could begin to creep in.

There are many ways to react or respond. You could defend yourself and have a confrontation or you might disagree but remain silent and allow your feelings to fester. You could go for a walk and try to process the information, trying to think how you could integrate the information into your performance … or you could hit the SEEK button and start looking elsewhere!

Separating yourself from the criticism and how it feels when someone with more power says things that create undue anxiety, in an already anxious mind, can be extremely difficult. Couple this with the fact that many managers are not great at giving difficult feedback and their intention of causing effective change only causes you hurt and fear of losing your job.

On Friday’s CareerChat we’ll be sharing our experiences with handling difficult feedback from a manager and talking about what you can do to make the experience a more mentally healthy one.

So join the discussion with @Renstar from Ostara, kicking off at 10am AEST

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