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2024-09-20 13:30:04

👋 Hey, it’s Wes. Welcome to my weekly newsletter on managing up, career growth, and standing out as a high-performer. Check out my new live course: Executive Communication & Influence for Senior ICs and Managers

An exciting milestone: This newsletter hit 50,000 subscribers! In my mind, I still have like 300 subscribers, so my brain hasn’t quite caught up. It’s an honor to write for you every week and I’m grateful you’re here. Cheers to many more years of learning together. :]

Most of us learned how to give feedback to other people. We learned frameworks like the Sh*t Sandwich, and we learned the importance of empathy and the need to aim for behavior change. But we’ve spent a lot less time learning how to process feedback if we’re the recipient.

This is a missed opportunity. It’s low-cost for you to get better at receiving feedback, and it'll pay dividends in your career, relationships and reputation as a leader.