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Thanks for the Feedback

The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well

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Thanks for the Feedback

Written by: Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen
Narrated by: Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen
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About this listen

The authors of the classic Difficult Conversations teach you how to take criticism productively in Thanks for the Feedback.

We get feedback every day of our lives, from friends and family, colleagues, customers and bosses, teachers, doctors and strangers. We're assessed, coached, and criticised about our performance, personalities and appearance.

We know that feedback is essential for professional development and healthy relationships - but we dread it and even dismiss it. That's because while we want to learn and grow, we also want to be accepted just as we are.

Thanks for the Feedback is the first book to address this tension head on. In it, the world-renowned team behind the Harvard Negotiation Project offer a simple framework and powerful tools, showing us how to take on life's blizzard of comments and advice with curiosity and grace.

©2014 Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen (P)2014 Penguin Random House LLC Management Management & Leadership Self-Help Success

Critic Reviews

"I'll admit it: Thanks for the Feedback made me uncomfortable. And that's one reason I liked it so much. With keen insight and lots of practical takeaways, it reveals why getting feedback is so hard - and then how we can do better." (Daniel H. Pink, New York Times best-selling author of A Whole New Mind)
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when I picked up this audiobook, I was in dire need of understanding why feedbacks can be threatening and how to receive feedback. Douglas and sheila beautifully explain the elements of feedback with plenty of practical tips.

Insightful on psychology of feedback

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the book articulates very well on how to receive feedback, common pitfalls and helps you understand the other side of the story.

Gr8 book to understand feedback mechanism

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After reading a lot of self help books... things started to become a bit repetitive. This was extremely fresh and super useful.

Excellent book.

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