Skills Sprint: How to Learn From Feedback (Even When It’s Uncomfortable)

This is Day 2 of the Learn Like a Lobster skill sprint, and today Helen and Sarah focus on one of the hardest - and most important - career skills: how to give and receive tough feedback. Learning doesn’t just happen after the difficult moment has passed - some of the most powerful development happens while things feel uncomfortable. In this episode, Helen and Sarah explore how to learn in the hard moments — particularly when feedback feels awkward, emotional, or risky. 🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F 🦞 Pre-order Learn Like A Lobster: 🇺🇸PRH US - https://bit.ly/3KxTeBn 🇬🇧 Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/3KcRZaR ⏱️ Timestamps (00:00) Lobsters grow in hard moments (02:00) The fear of asking, giving & receiving feedback (08:15) The “say the hard thing” framework (05:55) Organisational silence (06:54) A real feedback conversation (09:12) Inspiration & 24hr action 🎯 What You’ll Learn Why tough feedback moments are powerful learning opportunities A practical framework for navigating difficult conversations How speaking up unlocks learning for individuals and teams 📚 Resources Mentioned Say the Hard Thing Scenario Planner - https://www.saythehardthing.ai/ Margaret Heffernan on Organisational Silence - https://heffernanm.substack.com/p/the-silence-is-deafening Sophie Williams on challenging the unquestionable - https://www.amazingif.com/listen/progression-with-sophie-williams/ Learn Like a Lobster Profiler: https://www.learnlikealobsterprofiler.com/ For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email [email protected] More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers: 📩 Download our free career tools: https://www.amazingif.com/toolkit/ 🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F 📮 Get Squiggly Careers in Action in your inbox: https://bit.ly/SquigglyCareersInAction 📚 Read our books: The Squiggly Career and You Coach You: https://www.amazingif.com/books/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices