Ask For Feedback

There are times in our lives we stand at a cross
roads and we don’t know what to do. What would
help us at a time like this is to find a person
or coach and get some feedback that will allow
us to maximize our life experiences. The problem
is that most of us don’t ask or employ a coach;
we think we can do this ourselves.

There are many times when we are faced with
difficult decisions and are not sure what to do
next. Often we ask the wrong person, like our
best friend. What does she or he know about the
situation you are facing? Is he or she a subject
matter expert in this area? Asking the wrong
people often gets us the wrong answer. This makes
us hesitant to ask in the future because we have
had a bad experience.

Yet we ask our friends more readily than going to
get feedback from an expert. Is this because we
feel vulnerable when we ask? Is it because an
expert will make us pay for information? Or is
because we just don’t know who to ask?

Everybody needs help. There are areas of our life
where we are obviously slipping up, not achieving
our potential, maybe even being a failure. Yet
often we would rather not ask for feedback than
be at risk to be told that we are not good enough.

This means that in some areas of your life we are
struggling unnecessarily. We grapple with
questions and problems without asking for feedback.
Missing out on advice and guidance will stop us
from developing ourself to the better person that
we can be.

How do you know if you are a good manager? How do
you know whether you are a good partner? How do
you know whether you are doing your job well? You
don’t unless you get feedback from the people
involved.

Ask your staff for feedback to see how you rate as
a manager. Discuss your relationship by being open
to getting feedback. Participate in job assessments
so that you can learn what needs to be improved
upon.

Finding the courage to ask for feedback will provide
you with invaluable information to enable you to
improve on your relationships with the people you
come into contact with. This can be people you live
with or people you work with.

In all instances asking for feedback as to how you
are delivering as a manager, partner, team or staff
member will allow you to grow and develop better
people skills and contribute to happier relationships
in areas of your life.

Being afraid to ask will not help you in your quest
towards developing more meaningful and happy
relationships. Asking for feedback will not only
help you to grow but will also help the person you
have asked to provide you with information that will
be of assistance to you.