S7|E28 Receiving Feedback Without Getting Defensive

S7|E28 Receiving Feedback Without Getting Defensive

July 9, 2026 · 12 min

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Maurice discusses how receiving feedback without defensiveness improves professional growth and leadership.

Maurice discusses how receiving feedback without defensiveness improves professional growth and leadership. This episode provides strategies for hearing tough truths while maintaining confidence and credibility, crucial for effective communication and team building. Learn why emotional discipline is a leadership skill and how it transforms conflict into clarity. In This Episode: 00:00 The Threat of Feedback 01:41 Why Feedback Puts Us on Edge 04:13 Feedback as Information, Not Attack 06:32 Why Defensiveness Matters 08:09 Growth vs. Protection in Feedback 09:50 Join the WIN Inner Circle Key Takeaways: Understand defensiveness as a natural, but costly, reaction to feedback. Separate intent from impact to choose progress over pride. Hear feedback as information to replace conflict with clarity. Build trust and create safer environments by staying composed under critique. Reflect on feedback to distinguish between growth opportunities and protective responses. 🚀 Stop Doubting. Start Moving. Join The WYN Inner Circle (Skool Community) — where ideas turn into action. 👉 https://bit.ly/WYNInnerCircle Download your FREE guide: 5 Bold Shifts to Silence Doubt and Start Moving 👉…

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Host: Maurice D. Chism, Sr.

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