Episode 323: Control Your Energy. Find Your Clarity. Get the Feedback You’re Missing

What does it actually mean to be “growth ready”? In this episode, Jared Goralnick shares a simple definition that holds up under pressure: control your energy and get clear on where you’re going. Jared has spent 15 years building products that help organizations find and grow talent, serving as Head of Product at LinkedIn Recruiter and VP Product at Upwork, Go1, and Articulate. Today, he’s the founder of Your360 AI, using voice AI to make coaching-grade 360 feedback accessible beyond the executive level. We talk about the two sides of feedback (giving and receiving), why vague feedback fails, and why the biggest risk isn’t criticism, it’s being left in the dark. 00:00 Intro + “What does it mean to be Growth Ready?” 00:35 Jared’s definition: control your energy + clarity on where to go 01:14 “Composure” and the difference between internal vs external perception 03:29 What Jared means by “control” (managing energy) + early roots of his systems mindset 05:48 Using feedback loops (health, habits, performance) to show up better 08:11 When unmanaged energy creates chaos + early lessons 08:59 Social awareness, running as grounding, and learning how to show up with people 10:49 “Effective doesn’t mean being right” 11:43 Two kinds of feedback: observational data vs perception feedback 13:32 Why perception feedback is hard—and why it matters 15:09 Jared’s motivation: career through-line + the pain of being “in the dark” 18:51 Why feedback breaks down: door to share → what to share → how to deliver → how to receive 23:24 What good feedback receiving looks like: safety, reflection, strengths + growth areas 26:26 Awareness → processing → reflection (and why strengths are hard to accept) 29:47 Finding the right people is easy; opening the door is the hard part 31:44 Career theme: building products that shape how people grow at work 34:21 Why we’re “not wired” for this in today’s world (dopamine, distraction, AI shifts) 38:42 Responsibility of using AI “for good” + democratizing coaching-grade 360s 41:05 What success looks like: awareness + action + real development outcomes 45:03 Growth without “grow at all costs” + staying present with family 46:20 Closing reflections + tying back to energy + clarity 46:54 Where to find Jared + Your360 AI 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 Jared Goralnick Website: https://your360.ai LinkedIn:   / goralnick   𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒓 LinkedIn -   / steve-mellor-cc   Instagram -   / coachstevemellor   𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚔 𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝 → www.stevemellorspeaks.com Support the GrowthReady Podcast by leaving a 5-star rating → Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 Join the community and keep your growth journey going: LinkedIn -   / wearegrowthready   Instagram -   / growthreadypodcast   Facebook -   / growthreadywithcoachstevemellor   Official Website - https://growthready.com/ #growthready #leadership #feedback #leadershipdevelopment #highperformance #executivecoaching #futureofwork #behaviorchange #selfawareness #teamperformance