Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei shares the tactics he uses to run a high-performance media company by using the power of giving and receiving tough feedback.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Giving and getting feedback is a gift
0:09 - Overly dramatic reenactment of Mike Allen giving Jim VandeHei real feedback
0:45 - How to get feedback
1:23 - Don't be defensive
2:07 - How to give feedback
4:24 - The cost of not creating a culture of feedback