Giving and Receiving Feedback with Intention

Intended Audience

All UWaterloo Employees 

Preparation/Pre-requisites

None 

Workshop Overview: 

Whether giving or receiving feedback, executing the process well can feel daunting if you’re not prepared. Taking time to think through and refine how to deliver feedback to a colleague can set both of you up for a successful, beneficial conversation. On the other side, understanding how you receive feedback and how you can be receptive to feedback can help you be more coachable. This workshop will spend time unpacking the content participants explore in the Foundations of Giving and Receiving Feedback course. This practical, experiential workshop will focus on tools, reflection and discussion that participants can use in their professional and personal lives. 

Learning Outcomes: 

  • Consider how to receive feedback to be more coachable at work. 

  • Refine a goal about which they want to receive feedback. 

  • Respond well to feedback they disagree with. 

  • Frame their approach to giving feedback to those they interact with closely. 

  • Verbalize how to ask for feedback from a trusted source in their professional or personal life.