Mellody Hobson on Taking Tough Feedback
Worklife with Adam Grant
TED
4.8 • 9.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2021
⏱️ 39 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. Find the full text transcript at go.ted.com/T4G7
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| 1:20.0 | Today's guest is leader extraordinaire Melody Hobson. |
| 1:25.0 | In the eight years that I've known her, she's consistently challenged me to think again about giving and receiving feedback and speaking truth to power. |
| 1:34.0 | Melody has a long list of trailblazing achievements. |
| 1:37.0 | In March, she became chairperson of Starbucks, making her the only current blackboard chair of an S&P 500 company. |
| 1:44.0 | She'll soon become the first black woman to have a building named after her at Princeton. |
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