Getting Feedback From the People You Work for to Become Better at What You Do

Do you ever wonder how to become better at what you do? The answer is... getting feedback from those you serve is the best way to become better at what you do. In this article I am going to share with you the right and the wrong ways to ask for feedback.

Asking for feedback from the people you service is the mother of all professional growth strategies.

Most people are afraid to ask for feedback because they are afraid of what they are going to hear. But the reality of the situation is still the reality of the situation. So if you don't ask for feedback your depriving yourself of the best guidance for your professional growth. The truth is that there is nothing to be afraid of if you ask correctly.

Here are a couple ways to ask for performance feedback:

First locate a time when you are having a positive dialog with the person or people that can give you the feedback you need. This might be your team, customer, employer, or even employee. Then you next step is to ask something like...

What can I do to better be of services?

In a perfect world how would working with me be different?

What do you think that I could improve on?

How would you like to see things get better the next time?

Make sure you stay open and thankful for the feedback. Don't get defensive. Look for the key ideas that are going to help you grow.

Are your afraid your feelings are going to get hurt? If you are make sure not to ask them what you are doing wrong. Instead ask them what you can IMPROVE ON. Anyone can have something they don't like. But if you don't know what you should improve on; then you have no way to know what you should really get better at.

When you ask for feedback it not only gives you the right direction for continual improvement; you also make the people you are working with or working for feel cared about. What this will do is build trust and loyalty with the people you care most about in business. This can also open the doors to promotions, and new products being developed and sold.

Don't discount the power of asking for feedback with the people that you are serving. This is the compass that you need to make the decisions that are going to bring you to the next level no matter what that next level looks like.