Receiving negative feedback from your boss can be a tricky experience if you do not know how to react to it. While it is no doubt challenging and maybe even disheartening, how you respond to an email with  constructive criticism can greatly impact your workplace success and your professional reputation.
In this blog post, we will look at how you can effectively respond to an email with negative feedback from your boss using some best practices, tips and even a sample email that you can copy and modify based on your needs. So let us jump in.
Subject: Thank your for the feedback [Your Name]
Dear [Manager’s Name],
Hope you are doing well. First and foremost, thank you for taking the time to share this feedback. I know that this was not an easy undertaking and given the gravity of the situation, I believe this will help me improve immensely as a [Your Role].
Based on this feedback, I have formulated the following plan to address my shortcomings:
The goal is to make significant improvement in the aforementioned areas by [Deadline Date] and rest assured, I will be updating you promptly on the progress I make.
Once again, thanks for sharing this with me. I assure you that this will make me a much better employee and I cannot wait to start improving.
If you have any other suggestions, please do share them with me by replying back to this email.
Regards, Â
[Your Name]
[Your Position]
Now that you have learned how to write a response email to a negative feedback email from your boss, go ahead and send it out. By using the best practices, tips and most importantly the sample shared in this post, you can be sure of your skills in drafting a professional and polite email for this situation.
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Shiva is a subject matter expert in communication, marketing, productivity, and learning systems. He has previously contributed to many blogs and newsletters, including Validated, Mental Models, HackerNoon, and several brands. You can find Shiva on LinkedIn or email him at shiva(at)routine.co.