I Don’t Always Like Feedback – Do You?
I came back from a vacation in Mexico all excited about a new program I created. I shared it with my colleagues and found my self sputtering as if a bucket of cold water was poured over my head. They rained on my parade!
In case you are curious, the new service I am referring to is Tell-Me-What-to-Say-Coach, a subscription service to respond to the types of advice I am asked for almost daily. “What do I say to my employees, CEO, wife…”you name it.
But I digress….
As a recovering entrepreneur, I often suffer from relapses, and I rely on my Forum for Seasoned Coaches and my TAG advisory board to keep me in line. But…. I don’t always like what they have to say. This time I listened in earnest to their objections and realized that it was time to take their comments to heart and take a good look at their concerns.
OK – I won’t skirt the issue any longer…they felt that my service message was getting diffused and that I was offering too many services. We spent quite a while sorting through my different offerings to find the “umbrella” that unified them and made sense. Here is what I came up with (from my Welcome page):
Frumi is the leading advisor to accounting and finance professionals
Offering a portfolio of services for individuals and groups:
• Groups – board retreats , team meeting facilitation , the MORE© Program and conflict management
• Individually – coaching and tell-me-what-to-say-coach subscriptions
• Education – CPEs through group live seminars and online university courses as well as book summaries and books
The power of three wins again! And so does the power of feedback!
How do you react to feedback? All comments are welcome.
