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“Thanks for your ideas,” you say.

You overhear Ethan say to William, “How does he make asking and receiving feedback look so easy?”

You reply, “I know that if we work together, we can come up with better ideas than I can on my own. More importantly, I like to think of feedback as a gift, so thank you.”

“The gift of feedback? That’s got to be a ‘Jimism,’” says Matt with a chuckle.

You smile and continue. “Let’s go through each of the improvement ideas. Regarding technical recommendations: Patrick and I have agreed to focus on process improvements for now. The plan is for the team to come up with technical improvements afterward. As for including a written explanation for each improvement action, that’s a great suggestion. Anyone ...

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