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I once gave feedback to someone eager for a promotion. I admired their ambition, but had to be honest—we weren’t there yet. I redirected the talk to growth and performance. It was hard, but kind honesty matters more than vague reassurance.
Receiving feedback hasn’t always been easy for me either. Once, I was told I seemed defensive in meetings. It stung—but sitting with it helped me grow.
Feedback isn’t just about performance. It’s about trust, growth, and care—on both sides.
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I once gave feedback to someone eager for a promotion. I admired their ambition, but had to be honest—we weren’t there yet. I redirected the talk to growth and performance. It was hard, but kind honesty matters more than vague reassurance.
Receiving feedback hasn’t always been easy for me either. Once, I was told I seemed defensive in meetings. It stung—but sitting with it helped me grow.
Feedback isn’t just about performance. It’s about trust, growth, and care—on both sides.
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Thank you for sparking this meaningful reflection. As a 22-year-old MBA (HR) student working with 3 NGOs, I’ve learned to give feedback with empathy and receive it with openness—it builds trust, improves relationships, and helps me grow with every interaction.
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Absolutely true,As a young woman with such an ambitious spirit,I remembered being given a feedback from a work I have just started, sincerely when I was given the feedback,I literally was sad at first but after much given thought,I realized it was always necessary receiving feedbacks and giving feedbacks with honesty and kindness🙏
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Thank you, Dipika, for this heartfelt reflection. Your point about kind honesty resonated deeply. It reminded me that feedback, when offered with care, becomes a tool for growth rather than a trigger for shame.
Reading everyone’s responses has been powerful. Pratibha, your emphasis on empathy and openness as a young leader is inspiring. Omodara, your reminder about how tough it is to be honest with ourselves is so true. Manu, I appreciate your framing of responsibility resting with both the giver and receiver mindset really does shape the outcome. And Hawa, your honesty about how feedback initially hurt but later helped you grow reminded me of my own journey.
These reflections collectively highlight that feedback is not just about performance it is about connection, care, and the courage to grow. Thank you all for holding this space with such generosity.
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Thank you so much for sharing this with such honesty Dipika. I really admire how you held both truth and care while giving feedback. I truly resonate with what you shared about receiving feedback. I’ve been told— that I come across as anxious or overly stressed during complex projects— and for a long time, I took that very personally. But over time, I’ve learned something really important — that not all feedback needs to be carried. Some feedback deserves deep listening and reflection. And some, we need to let go — because holding on to everything only adds to the emotional weight. Learning to choose what to take and what to release has been a powerful shift for me. That act of discerning — of asking “What’s mine to carry?” — has helped me grow with more self-awareness and much more gentleness. I began reflecting on why that anxiety shows up. Is it the work? The way it’s delivered? Or something deeper within me? What helped was allowing myself to choose — to take in what serves me and to gently leave behind what doesn’t. That simple act of choosing gave me so much power and clarity. I’m still learning to listen to feedback not as a judgement, but as an invitation — to grow, to ask for help, and sometimes, to change the dynamics altogether. Thank you for reminding me of that. 💛
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