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Ada Chen Rekhi: belief

16 Apr 2023 Lenny's Podcast How to make better decisions and build a joyful career | Ada Chen Rekhi (Notejoy, LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey)

“I think she's great. I think she would really benefit from doing it and I gave it.”

— Ada Chen Rekhi

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Speaker
Ada Chen Rekhi
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Verified speaker
Claim type
belief
Recorded
16 Apr 2023
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

Transcript context

…How nervous were you giving her that feedback? I was so nervous. I actually almost didn't do it, and then took a deep breath and then decided, what the heck? I think she's great. I think she would really benefit from doing it and I gave it. Even in a position where I'm in a relationship with her where I can have that trust, it was super, super difficult. So I can only imagine how hard it is for people to give feedback like that in another context, but how else are people going to hear it? I think there was a company culture where they talk about how you're being selfish, not giving someone hard feedback because you don't want to be stressed or risk causing damage to your own reputation. But you're not helping them. So it's a really interesting insight of just like, don't be selfish. Do something that's hard when you think it's going to help someone else.…

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