Gifts are a strange thing, they come loaded with expectations.
When gifting you hope the recipient will be pleased to receive it; receive a gift and you may have a number of potential reactions:
1) accept or decline it;
2) display pleasure and genuinely mean it;
3) feign pleasure and consign the article to the closet, waiting for the next car boot sale to dispose of said item.
In business, the same principle holds true, ‘feedback is a gift.’ Essentially it’s no less fraught, the same outcomes apply.
Next time you give or receive feedback consider the options. Accept what’s been said, reflect upon it, then decide whether it will be of use to you.
Ultimately it’s one person’s opinion and probably not worth loosing too much sleep over.
On the other hand, maybe a fresh pair of eyes has noticed something you’ve been overlooking.
Either way, gifts don’t come along that often, enjoy them.
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