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.

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⏱️ 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 - saythehardthing.ai

• Margaret Heffernan on Organisational Silence - heffernanm.substack.com/p/the-silence-is-deafe…

• Sophie Williams on challenging the unquestionable - amazingif.com/listen/progression-with-sophie-w…

• Learn Like a Lobster Profiler: learnlikealobsterprofiler.com

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