What role does feedback play in adjusting your career goals over time?

Being able to collaborate with an expert to discuss your goals, needs and expectations surrounding your career is valuable. Allowing them to provide feedback on what they learn about you and then you devising your own solutions. Having someone to walk you through your journey. It's possible to customize your next career. You just have to have those educational discussions. "You don't know what you don't know." Knowledge is power and understanding all of your options is crucial to finding your best career transition. There's many different vehicles of success to make a good livelihood (job market, investing, business ownership, etc.). If it aligns with your income, lifestyle, wealth and equity goals then it's worth exploring.

Navigating the Corporate world can be a challenge. I was fortunate to have invested nearly 20 years work experience in the Fortune 250 arena. One of the things I learned quickly is how important it is to have an advocate to help negotiate your way through an organization. It's important to identify someone you trust and have high regard for. It's also important they recognize valuable traits and attributes in you as well. There is the old saying 'you don't know, what you don't know'. Rather than flounder around making mistakes, seek feedback, guidance and direction from someone who will take your advancement and development to heart. Change doesn't have to be scary. Find someone you trust to help smooth your path forward.

Feedback can be important, but your COMPASS should be YOUR COMPASS. Everyone will always have an opinion about everything. The more people you are surrounded with, the more opinions there will be. And at some point you may find yourself choosing among different polarizing feedback. Do you appease the board or the staff? Staying true to your own core values, even when others may not agree is crucial to being a great leader. With that, you will naturally be open to hearing opinions and will naturally know which are worth integrating and which aren't.

To adjust your career goals based on feedback and cultivate a growth mindset, here are three strategies: Embrace feedback: View feedback as an opportunity for growth rather than criticism. Learn from it and use it to make informed adjustments to your career goals. Seek diverse perspectives: Gather feedback from various sources to gain different insights and broaden your understanding of your strengths and areas for improvement. Embrace adaptability: Understand that career goals can change over time. Be flexible and open to new opportunities that align with your evolving aspirations. By implementing these strategies, you can develop a growth mindset, leverage feedback effectively, and make necessary adjustments to your career goals.

Behavior changes as we see something new, often without effort. There's really no need to "make an action plan" based on feedback. As you have a realization, from within your own heart, that for example, you are being too harsh, naturally you will become less harsh. No action plan needed. And in fact more plans just adds to the already cluttered mind, which helps no one.

Feedback serves as a strategic tool, enabling professionals to pivot and align with industry shifts, ensuring sustained relevance and competitive advantage in a rapidly evolving market.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of career development, feedback serves as a critical navigational tool. It’s essential to embrace a variety of feedback sources, including peers, mentors, and even industry trends, to gain a well-rounded perspective. Timely feedback can act as a catalyst for growth, enabling you to pivot and adapt your career goals effectively. Cultivating a growth mindset ensures that feedback is seen as an opportunity rather than a setback, fostering continuous improvement. As we look to the future, leveraging actionable feedback will be key to staying agile and competitive in an ever-changing job market.