Why Feedback Often Fails & A More Effective Way to Have a Conversation

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Education, Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Science, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

How physically strong are you? Interestingly, men today are not as strong as they once were. I begin this episode with the explanation of why that is and the surprising health consequences of not having the physical strength of your ancestors. http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/grip-strength-weaker-today “Can I give you some constructive feedback?” Usually, that question is followed by some criticism you would probably rather not hear. The “annual performance review” is a good example of this. Yet feedback – when done correctly – can be very powerful and quite helpful according to Tamra Chandler, founder and CEO of PeopleFirm, LLC and author of the book Feedback (and Other Dirty Words) Why We Fear It, How to Fix It (https://amzn.to/2Z10SXB). Tamra joins me to explain how to better give and take feedback and why this is so important. How important is it for children to have siblings? Is being an only child a handicap? That has been an assumption for a long time but lately it is being questioned. Listen as I explain what the research says about the pros and cons of being an only child. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/one-true-thing/201106/susan-newman-the-case-the-only-child The purpose of having a conversation is to communicate and share thoughts and ideas. However, a lot of conversations seem more about making a point or telling people why they are wrong and/or why you are right. Communications expert Andrew Blotky has worked in political communications at Facebook, The White House and Congress and he is author of a book called Honestly Speaking: How the Way We Communicate Transforms Leadership, Love and Life (https://amzn.to/2YL4W36). Andrew joins me to discuss a better way to approach important conversations so that everyone feels heard and ideas are actually shared. This Week's Sponsors -Capterra. To find the best software for you business for free go to www.Capterra.com/something. -LinkedIn Job. For $50 off your first job post, go to www.Linkedin.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I just learned Discover Credit Cards do something pretty awesome.
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0:10.7	That's right, everything you've earned doubled.
0:13.6	All the cash back from eating at your favorite soup-dumpling restaurant?
0:17.6	Doubled.
0:18.6	All the cash back from that trip you sort of learned how to snowboard?
0:22.7	Also doubled.
0:23.9	And the best part, you don't have to do anything ridiculous to get it.
0:27.5	Oh, Discover does it automatically.
0:30.5	Seriously though, see terms and check it out for yourself at Discover.com slash match.
0:39.4	Today on something you should know,
0:41.8	men have less arm and hand strength than men did 30 years ago.
0:46.4	I'll explain why that's a big deal.
0:49.0	Then feedback.
0:50.2	You know, people or your boss telling you what they think of you.
0:54.0	A lot of times it's not very helpful.
0:56.2	So I think what we need to do again is redefine this idea of feedback.
0:59.3	It's not these ratings, it's not rankings, it's not the numbers, it's the conversations.
1:03.9	And sometimes it's just that little nugget offered in the moment that can completely change your life.
1:09.2	Then is there really anything wrong with being an only child
1:13.2	and improving the art and skill of conversation?
1:16.6	What we're really trying to do here is help encourage people to sort of be a little more precise
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