“People act on their assessments of your trustworthiness, not yours. Your best intentions can’t change their opinion. Only by changing what you say and how you act can affect how others assess your trustworthiness” – Charles Feltman, The Thin Book of Trust
“Choosing to be curious is choosing to be vulnerable because it requires us to surrender to uncertainty. We have to ask questions, admit to not knowing, risk being told we shouldn’t be asking, and sometimes, make discoveries that lead to discomfort.” – Brene Brown, Atlas of the Heart
“You are what your deepest desire is. As your desire, so is your intention. As is your intention, so is your will. As is your will, so is your deed. As is your deed, so is your destiny.” – Upanishads
All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone. ” – Blaise Pascal, Pensées – 1600’s
“Withholding feedback is choosing comfort over growth. Staying silent deprives people of the opportunity to learn.” – Adam Grant, Organisational psychologist and bestselling author.
“The best way to get a good idea is to get lots of ideas, and the best way to get lots of ideas is to create an environment where everyone feels comfortable giving feedback.” – Ed Catmull, the co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios.
“We each have two human needs: To learn and grow and to be respected, accepted and loved the way you are. Even though feedback facilitates learning and growth, it conflicts with our need to feel respected. This is a key reason we resist feedback.” – Sheila Heen, American author, Senior lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and member of the Harvard Negotiation.
“The things we fear most in organisations – fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances – are the primary sources of creativity.” – Tom Peters
“We should approach feedback with a spirit of curiosity and a desire to learn. By doing so, we can turn even negative feedback into a positive force for growth and transformation.” – His Holiness the Dali Llama
“Feedback is an opportunity for connection, learning, and growth, but it requires courage and vulnerability.” – Brene Brown
“The greatest craftsman is not defined by the number of tools in their toolbox, but by their mastery of the ones they have” – Anon
“There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.” Morpheus – The Matrix
“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.” – Malcolm Gladwell
“One of the biggest barriers to growth is a reluctance to ask for feedback.” – Adam Grant
“Feedback is not about proving yourself right or wrong; it’s about becoming a better person.” – Ryan Holiday
“The key to receiving feedback is to approach it with curiosity, openness, and a desire to learn and grow.” – Simon Sinek
“The most important thing is to be honest with yourself. You cannot grow and improve if you refuse to acknowledge your faults and weaknesses.” – Buddha
“Feedback is an opportunity to gain a new perspective and to learn from the experiences of others.” – Sheila Heen
“Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand.” – Sue Thoele
“Feedback is not about proving yourself right or wrong; it’s about becoming a better person.” – Ryan Holiday
“The most important thing is to be honest with yourself. You cannot grow and improve if you refuse to acknowledge your faults and weaknesses.” – Buddha
“We should approach feedback with a spirit of curiosity and a desire to learn. By doing so, we can turn even negative feedback into a positive force for growth and transformation” – His Holiness the Dali Llama
“Curiosity cures: anxiety, ignorance, selfishness, extremism.
Curiosity creates: empathy, compassion, knowledge, growth.
Curiosity prevents: arrogance, judgement, stagnation.
Practice curiosity.” – Mark Manson, Author
“Don’t let the noise of other people’s opinions drown out your own inner voice.” ~Steve Jobs
