“We
judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what
we have already done.” – Henry Longfellow
Two
habits have shaped my life since childhood – continuous learning and taking
feedback positively. Recently I sent a couple
of articles on my new concept “Soft Leadership” to prestigious global journals
for publication. Three of the journals did not accept by citing reasons that
these manuscripts are suitable to practitioner journals, not for scholar
journals. The editors also advised me by naming a few such leadership
practitioner journals that would publish my manuscripts.
I
was excited with their response. Their rejection of my manuscript did not upset
me but I felt glad that the editors took time to provide sandwich feedback and
helped me discover my hidden strengths, and my flair for practitioner journals.
In addition, I was overwhelmed with their responses as they connected me with
the right journals where my manuscripts would fit in. Hence, I thanked them for
their kind time, message, and connections.
I
started to explore practitioner journals in leadership and sent the manuscripts
to practitioner journals. My success
rate went up and I began hitting the bulls’ eye. In fact, the scholar journals require a lot of
research back up, evidence, and references. They also require tons of
creativity, analysis, and critical thinking. In contrast, the practitioner
journals require more of application of knowledge. It helps the working executives to apply the
concepts, explore at the workplace, and enhance performance. Precisely, scholar
journals emphasize on creation while practitioner journals emphasize on
application. Hence, let to take feedback positively as feedback is the
breakfast for champions and you will be able to grow fast and achieve success
quickly.
“It
takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it
and appropriately act on it.” - Stephen R. Covey
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