For whatever reason, straight forward feedback in associations is hard to find, and without feedback, people often are not given the information that will help them reach their full potential. In this article, I will offer concrete suggestions on three important feedback mechanisms I believe will be of assistance to your association. You may have caught a glimpse of yourself at an angle you've never seen before, a view you hardly recognized. He recently contacted me regarding a leadership training program he wanted for his senior staff and himself. This workbook helps people see that while perceptions may not be the ultimate truth, they are what people use to make decisions.
Feedback is data, and data are neutral.
Data cannot make decisions about you. You make decisions about the data. This is but one snapshot of you. It is a 360-degree snapshot and, hopefully, it is in focus, but it is still only one snapshot. Don't accept the feedback too easily, don't reject it too quickly.