Feedback is meant to be formative, developmental and growth-oriented. Unfortunately, if it's negative, it can cause undue stress.

A few years ago I was part of a research team that measured levels of distress when thinking about receiving feedback. A comparison of levels before and after a keynote and workshop showed a shift from fearing feedback to seeing it as an opportunity for growth.

Here are my sketch notes from that keynote where Pat Hirsh shared ways to embrace feedback …