The Career Cost of Not Asking for Feedback

In this episode of Workplace Wellbeing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore why avoiding feedback is one of the most damaging career habits—and how to break it. They dive into a 2024 study from the Harvard Business Review showing that professionals who actively seek feedback at least once a week are 40 percent more likely to receive a promotion within two years. But most of us avoid it because our brains process negative feedback like a physical threat. Lucas shares a simple three-question script he learned from a former editor at The Wall Street Journal, and Luna admits she used to dread performance reviews until she started asking 'What's one thing I could do differently?' The conversation covers the distinction between growth-oriented feedback and performance evaluation, and why waiting for your annual review is a mistake. Listeners will learn a practical framework to make feedback a low-stakes, high-return habit. #Feedback #CareerGrowth #WorkplaceWellbeing #MentalHealth #HarvardBusinessReview #Promotion #PerformanceReview #GrowthMindset #CommunicationSkills #ConstructiveCriticism #SelfImprovement #Leadership #ProfessionalDevelopment #WorkplaceCulture #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #LucasAndLuna Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo