Larry Loves Vancouver by John Skewes

Larry Loves Vancouver by John Skewes

We all know feedback is important for growth and improvement. Then, why does it often go ignored?

In Notice & Wonder: A Guide to Creating Meaningful Feedback Conversations That Have a Lasting Impact, author Mark Joy explores the relationship between delivering and receiving feedback and building a resilience to critique, in order to implement healthy changes in your life. Whether in the classroom, office, or during personal conversations, it is easy to become overwhelmed, defensive, and even shut down when criticism is being discussed. Joy uncovers possible reasons for these responses while offering the tools and support to encourage beneficial exchanges and personal growth.

Inside these pages, you will discover:

• Why do we become defensive when engaging feedback?
• How can we give and receive feedback in a way that supports psychological safety?
• What do purposeful feedback conversations look like and how can we build and sustain healthy feedback habits in our personal and professional lives?

Notice & Wonder will challenge what you knew about conversation dynamics and build your resilience like never before.

JOHN SKEWES worked for Disney Consumer Products as a product designer and character artist until launching his own company, Retrodyne Industries, in 2001. Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera, Fox, Pixar, and Simon & Schuster are among his clients. John has followed Larry from the southern tip of Texas to tiny Nome, Alaska, as the creator and artist of the award-winning Larry Gets Lost children's book series, and has been lost himself several times. Around 20 children's books have been illustrated by him, including Elliott the Otter and A Ticket to the Pennant. ERIC ODE is a multi-award-winning children's singer, composer, author, and poet who performs for schools, libraries, and community events across the country. He's also the co-author of Larry Gets Lost Under the Sea and the author of Sea Star Wishes and Bigfoot Doesn't Like Birthday Parties.