Leadership Solutions with Russ Simon

Receiving Feedback, Part 6/6 - 3 Cautions - Leadership Solutions with Russ Simon

What if YOU are the very reason feedback fails? 🤯 Stop self-sabotaging receiving feedback! Long-term success in using feedback requires respecting three critical cautions: 🧟Don't become the Feedback Monster (respect the tempo). 👣Focus on A to B, not A to Z (respect the next step). ⏳Expect the J-Curve (respect the time needed to practice). Learn about these essential guardrails that protect your ability to receive, process, and act on feedback effectively. ➡️ Ready to talk about bringing this training to your team? Call/text me directly: 385-253-1799 📞 #ReceivingFeedback #FeedbackFails #SustainableChange

Receiving Feedback, Part 5/6 - "How-to" Skills - Leadership Solutions with Russ Simon

When hard feedback hits, what do you do? The feedback is out of your control, but your response is not!Learn the three "how-to" skills that empower you to take charge of your development: 2-Mirrors, Signposting, & Second ScoresStop feeling victimized by feedback. ➡️ Find out the three skills you need after the Clarity Question! Ready to talk about bringing this training to your team? Call/text me directly: 385-253-1799 📞#Feedback #Empowerment #LeadershipSkills

Receiving Feedback, Part 4/6 - The Magic Question - Leadership Solutions w/Russ Simon

Someone just said, "I have feedback for you." 😬What's your immediate reaction? Defensiveness? Anxiety? That's the emotional autopilot taking over.You need a strategy—a single question—to snap yourself out of reaction mode and create the space for clarity, curiosity, and confidence.Learn the one powerful question that immediately puts you in control of the conversation.➡️ Watch Receiving Feedback, Part 4 now! Ready for a workshop to embed this skill in your team? Call/text me directly: 385-253-1799 📞#EmotionalIntelligence #FeedbackSkills #ClarityQuestion #Mindfulness #LeadershipSolutions

Receiving Feedback, Part 3/6 - How to A.C.E. Receiving Feedback - Leadership Solutions w/Russ Simon

Feedback is supposed to help you grow, so why does it always feel so puzzling and stressful? 🤯 That anxiety you feel before a conversation comes from a lack of clarity. You don't know if you're getting a gift, a nudge, or a performance review. Not knowing the type of feedback kills your confidence. The solution? The A-C-E framework. This simple acronym instantly identifies the three types of feedback—so you know exactly what piece of the puzzle you're holding and how to process it with confidence. Stop letting the unknown trigger your defensiveness. Become an ACE at receiving feedback today! ➡️ Watch Receiving Feedback, Part 3 now! Ready to dial in these skills for your team? 📞Call/text me directly: 385-253-1799 #ACEFeedback #Clarity #Curiosity #Confidence #ReceivingFeedback #LeadershipSkills

Receiving Feedback, Part 2 of 6 - TRIggers - Leadership Solutions with Russ Simon

😩 That instant feeling of dread, defensiveness, or dismissal when someone says, "Can I give you some feedback?" That's your inner cat arching its back. 🐈‍⬛ It's an involuntary reaction that shuts down your confidence and kills your ability to grow—and it's driven by one of three hidden T.R.I.ggers. Is your confidence being hijacked by questioning the Truth of the feedback, the Relationship of the giver, or your own Identity? 🤔 You can't fix what you don't know. Awareness of your primary T.R.I.gger is the first step toward receiving every critique with clarity and confidence. ➡️ Watch Receiving Feedback, Part 2 now! Ready to talk about bringing this training to your team? Call/text me directly: 385-253-1799 📞 #FeedbackTriggers #LeadershipSolutions #Confidence #GrowthMindset #CommunicationSkills #Tensions