How Well Do You Receive Feedback?

Welcome

This assessment is part of my professional development series and is designed to help you assess how well you currently receive and act on feedback.

You might use this initial assessment as a benchmark for your development activities and then return to it at a later date to see where you have improved.

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* 1. When you think about being given feedback on your performance by someone else are you usually:

Keen and looking forward to it

Apprehensive but OK

Neutral - have no particular feelings either way

Apprehensive and not OK

Mildly anxious/stressed - not looking forward to it

Seriously anxious/stressed - dreading it

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* 2. How likely are you to regard the feedback you may receive as helpful and valuable to your performance?

Extremely likely

Reasonably likely

Neutral/not sure

Not very likely

Not at all likely

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* 3. If you receive negative feedback about your performance or behaviour what is your most likely response?

I will tend not to trust the feedback given and/or the feedback provider

I will tend to find reasons with which to justify my performance or behaviour (particularly to things outside of my control)

I will tend to switch off/not listen

I will tend to get frustrated, angry or upset at the time

I will tend to respond well at the time but will over-dwell on it afterwards

I will tend to respond well at the time, reflect on it calmly, and then work on it

I will tend to respond well at the time but forget about it afterwards

I will tend to respond emotionally at the time but will reflect on it afterwards and work on it

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* 4. How do you usually respond to positive feedback?

I am likely to ignore it and look for the negative comments

I am likely to reflect on it and think about how I can use it to improve my performance/behaviour

I am likely to overly focus on it and ignore any negative comments that might accompany it

I am likely to be unaffected by it

I am likely to be unsure what to do with it

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* 5. When you have received feedback whether positive, negative or a mix of both, what do you usually do with it?

I tend to reflect on both, in balance, and act on it to make changes to improve my performance and/or behaviour

I tend to reflect just on the negative feedback, and act on it to make changes to my performanceand/or behaviour

I tend to reflect just on the positive feedback, and act on it to make changes to my performance and/or behaviour

I tend to ignore it entirely

I intend to act on it but usually forget about it

I would like to act on it but tend not to know what to do next

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* 6. Have you previously had a bad experience when receiving feedback?

Yes

Not sure/Don't remember

Your scores will follow at the end of the assessment. These might help you to determine those areas of strength and those of weakness. What steps can you take now to capitalise on those strong areas and to develop those weaker ones?

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* 7. If you'd like to discuss any aspects of the assessment, your results or to request my help in developing your professional skills further, please leave your contact details below and I'll be in touch.

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