How to Give and Receive Feedback as a Leader - CEO of Lasko, Ed Vlacich

Ever wonder if your feedback is truly helping the team? Too may leaders invest their time and energy in giving feedback but don't notice a real change in their team. After awhile it can feel like you're wasting your time.Enter my interview with Ed Vlacich, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Lasko Products. He shares a helpful strategy you can use to effectively give feedback to your team and also receive it.Lasko is a leading home comfort products company, providing fans, heaters, air purifiers, humidifiers, home ventilation products, and water damage remediation products. Before Lasko, Ed consulted for private equity firms and was an executive for Henkel– home to well-known brands such as Dial, Right Guard. He’s also held leadership roles at Novartis, Johnson and Johnson, and Proctor and Gamble. Ed earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Rutgers University. He is also a student mentor at the Rutgers Business School. LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/vlacich/Company Link: https://www.lasko.com/What You’ll Discover in this EpisodeA question that helps you get through any stressful situation.How to use self-reflection process to grow every day.Three things you should ask yourself before taking any job.Ed’s first performance review at Proctor and Gamble, and how it’s shaped him as CEO.How to establish a habit of giving feedback in the moment.How to give and receive feedback from your kids.The positive role that mentorship has played in Ed’s career and how to find the right one foryour growth.The surprising twist in his career led to his role as CEO of Lasko.Connect with Ben:https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfanning/https://www.instagram.com/benfanning1/https://twitter.com/BenFanning1

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