Six Things To Remember While Receiving Feedback (A Performance Appraisal Cheat Sheet ) #Hr #Performance Appraisal #Feedback __________________________________ Be Open Minded Listen to all content; suspend judgment about its value Treat Feedback as Opportunity This is your opportunity to understand your reviewer’s thinking process. Interrupt and you miss that opportunity to improve. Clothe With Receptiveness Adopt an attitude of 100% receptiveness, don’t ever begin to defend or justify your action. Ask for Clarification. Always Clarifications are to improve your understanding precisely, not to defend or negate the feedback. Do not Debate Whether or how you actually use the feedback is for you to decide later Finally, Let Silence do the Heavy Lifting Five signs that indicate silence is needed Interrupting by talking over some one else Formulating your response while some one is talking Using a break in the conversation to create a distraction to change topics Talking in circles Monopolizing airtime ___________________ Six Things To Remember While Receiving Feedback (A Performance Appraisal Cheat Sheet ) #Hr #Performance Appraisal #Feedback Rajesh Soundararajan @rajeshsound