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From the Ted Talk by LeeAnn Renninger: The secret to giving great feedback

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If you look at a crnetaepr, they have a toolbox; a dentist, they have their drills. In our era and the type of work most of us are doing, the tool we most need is actually centered around being able to give and receive feedback well.

[The Way We Work]

Humans have been tlnkaig about feedback for centuries. In fact, Confucius, way back in 500 BC, talked about how iptmonart it is to be able to say difficult messages well.

But to be honest, we're still ptrety bad at it. In fact, a recent Gallup survey found that only 26 percent of epelmyeos strongly agree that the feedback they get actually improves their work. Those numbers are pretty dmasil.

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If you look at a _________, they have a toolbox; a dentist, they have their drills. In our era and the type of work most of us are doing, the tool we most need is actually centered around being able to give and receive feedback well.

[The Way We Work]

Humans have been _______ about feedback for centuries. In fact, Confucius, way back in 500 BC, talked about how _________ it is to be able to say difficult messages well.

But to be honest, we're still ______ bad at it. In fact, a recent Gallup survey found that only 26 percent of _________ strongly agree that the feedback they get actually improves their work. Those numbers are pretty ______.

Solution


  1. employees
  2. talking
  3. dismal
  4. pretty
  5. important
  6. carpenter

Original Text


If you look at a carpenter, they have a toolbox; a dentist, they have their drills. In our era and the type of work most of us are doing, the tool we most need is actually centered around being able to give and receive feedback well.

[The Way We Work]

Humans have been talking about feedback for centuries. In fact, Confucius, way back in 500 BC, talked about how important it is to be able to say difficult messages well.

But to be honest, we're still pretty bad at it. In fact, a recent Gallup survey found that only 26 percent of employees strongly agree that the feedback they get actually improves their work. Those numbers are pretty dismal.

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