WorkLife with Adam Grant

Mellody Hobson on Taking Tough Feedback

Jun 15, 2021

37:17

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Episode notes

I'm Not a Person for Couching

02:15

Getting the Signal From the Noise

01:40

The Future of Diversity in Incorporation

04:42

Introduction

2min

I Won the Birth Lottery

2min

Taking Tough Feedback

2min

Are You a Ball Hog?

2min

Getting the Signal From the Noise

2min

I'm Not a Person for Couching

2min

How to Give Honest Feedback Without Being Cruel

4min

When It Doesn't Work

2min

I Love You, I Love This

4min

10.

Is That What Makes You a Good Problem Solver?

3min

11.

Jeddeys Don't Hold On

2min

12.

Putting Your Best Interests Above Your Own - That's the Goal

2min

13.

Are You a Giver?

3min

14.

The Future of Diversity in Incorporation

5min

15.

Taking for Granted - The Voice of the Mind

3min

Criticism rarely comes wrapped in a shiny gift box, tied with a bow. As a trailblazing leader, one of Mellody Hobson’s gifts is finding the diamond in the rough. She and Adam unpack how to look for the grain of truth in any critique, when to discount feedback, and what it takes to be honest without being brutal. Find the full text transcript at go.ted.com/T4G7

This was an episode of Taken for Granted, but now the podcast is called ReThinking with Adam Grant, and it’s back with weekly episodes. You can listen to them right here in the WorkLife feed, or by following ReThinking with Adam Grant wherever you are right now.