In my view, it is easier to start speaking, to start a presentation, to start a mission et al – than to stop speaking, stop a presentation, stop a mission.
Are you guilty of finishing an episode of speaking with “Yeah”. Or when you’re speaking and suddenly run out of ideas, do end with ‘Yeah’?
‘Feedback is the axis on which your organisation’s culture turns.’
This quote, from an excellent article by David Rock – Using neuroscience to make feedback feel and work better – made me stop and think.
– Feedback is the essence of intelligence . . . allows us to develop more complex responses to the environment . . . allows us to follow a purpose.
-Typical feedback conversations are about as pleasant as a root canal.
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