There's a new book out today, Thanks for the Feedback, by Doug Stone & Sheila Heen. I got to read an advance copy and I have to say it's one of the best things I've read in a long time.
The focus is on how to receive feedback well -- as opposed to how to give feedback well, which has been covered in the literature ad infinitem. It draws on lots of research - including Carol Dweck's work on growth mindsets which someone else just mentioned in one of the Mini Mustache threads - and I imagine it might appeal to Mustachians, who are generally an industrious, curious, and open-to-learning group.
From the book page on Amazon.com:
We swim in an ocean of feedback. Bosses, colleagues, customers—but also family, friends, and in-laws—they all have “suggestions” for our performance, parenting, or appearance. We know that feedback is essential for healthy relationships and professional development—but we dread it and often dismiss it.
That’s because receiving feedback sits at the junction of two conflicting human desires. We do want to learn and grow. And we also want to be accepted just as we are right now. Thanks for the Feedback is the first book to address this tension head on. It explains why getting feedback is so crucial yet so challenging, and offers a powerful framework to help us take on life’s blizzard of off-hand comments, annual evaluations, and unsolicited advice with curiosity and grace.
If anybody reads it, I'd be curious to hear your reactions.
