Mellody Hobson on taking tough feedback (re-release)
ReThinking
TED
4.7 • 626 Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Criticism rarely comes wrapped in a shiny gift box, tied with a bow. As a trailblazing leader, one of Mellody Hobson’s gifts is finding the diamond in the rough. She and Adam unpack how to look for the grain of truth in any critique, when to discount feedback, and what it takes to be honest without being brutal.
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| 0:00.0 | Gina's a muncher. |
| 0:02.3 | Jackson Nippler. |
| 0:04.5 | Lucy likes to linger. |
| 0:08.1 | But not for too long. |
| 0:10.2 | And Harry? |
| 0:11.9 | Thank you, Harry. |
| 0:13.5 | Mikado is the crunchy biscuit stick dipped in smooth milk chocolate |
| 0:17.3 | and makes other biscuits look so ordinary. |
| 0:20.3 | Mikado is deliciously Moorish. |
| 0:22.5 | However you enjoy it, make every day more Macardo. |
| 0:26.4 | Grab a pack in your local store today. |
| 0:28.5 | Find Macardo in the biscuit aisle. |
| 0:32.3 | Sean has had some good ideas over the years, but using Canva was a really good one. |
| 0:38.9 | Sean designed some social posts to promote his friend's car boot sale. |
| 0:43.5 | They looked good. |
| 0:45.7 | Really, really good. |
| 0:48.2 | Next thing he knows, someone came and bought the lot, including the car. |
| 0:54.7 | Now Sean doesn't know how I was going to get home. |
| 0:58.4 | Thanks, Canva. |
| 1:00.5 | Hey there, it's Zoe and Georgia from Made by Mum as the podcast, |
| 1:03.5 | and this week we're sponsored by Cynch. |
| 1:05.3 | And if you know us, you'll know we love finding those time-saving hacks when it comes to being mum. |
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