Day 16: Nourish Yourself with Feedback

By: Sonia Di Maulo, Founder and Lead Feedback Enthusiast

Being an compelling leader means opening the door and letting the REAL YOU shine.

Photo a Day Challenge

For the history of why I started the Challenge and the full list, visit Day 1:  Open the Door, then Let YOU Out!

Day 16: Food

 

Food is the source of life.
We eat to survive.

 

The food choices we make often have an impact on the life we lead, and how happy and fit we are.
Today was McDonald’s for lunch.  We rarely eat it so it’s a real treat.  I chose wisely and had a salad.

 

As leaders, we often have to choose nourishment wisely.
Dealing with emergencies, employee issues, our ever-increasing to-do list brings us down.

 

So my advice to you, ask for feedback (the good, the bad, the ugly)… and you will see balance restored.

Your openness to receiving feedback and how you use it will send important messages to your team… the most important one: you are ready to learn, adapt and improve personally and for the benefit of the team.

 

  • Nourish yourself with feedback.
  • Learn about the positive impact you are having.
  • Learn important vital (not so positive) information that is critical to your success and the success as a team.
  • Choose wisely how to communicate this feedback, what to implement, and how to have conversations that boost and balance.

 

That is leadership.

 

BONUS: McDonald’s is a global organization.  One that most know and recognize no matter where you are in the world. At least that is what this new commercial implies.  As a big fan of Non-Verbal Body Language, I appreciate this commercial.  How well are you understood by your people?  Is your personal brand recognizable and accepted?

Credits:
advertiser: McDonald’s Canada
agency: Cossette, Toronto, Canada
CD: Matthew Litzinger, David Daga
AD: Matthew Litzinger
copywriter: David Daga
agency producer: Leanne McLellan
production house: OPC
director: Jeff Low
directors of photography: Good Dear Good
executive producer: Harland Weiss
editing house: Poster Boy Edit
editor: Mark Paiva

 
I welcome and respond to comments below.
At Harvest Performance, we use the power of authentic feedback to help Leaders Cultivate Trust & Collaboration. How do you cultivate trust & collaboration to positively impact those around you?
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Sonia Di Maulo (B.A., M.A.) ― founder, feedback enthusiast, speaker, performance improvement professional and creator of award-winning programs ― is passionate about helping leaders cultivate trust and collaboration. Her proven 3 plus 1 feedback strategyharvests passion and boosts individual and team performance.

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  1. For more info on me, check out About Me and learn about my new book, The Apple in the Orchard.
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August 17, 2012   Posted in: New Posts

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