Once You Open the Feedback Spigot, You Will Get Splashed
Once you start giving feedback on a regular basis you will start getting it, too. It’s a natural human reaction that team members will...
- Jun 6, 2018
- 2 min
End Feedback Procrastination: Bust Through The Five Most Common Excuses For Delaying Feedback
If you’re like 80% of leaders at all levels, giving feedback is worse than a root canal. You find convenient excuses to avoid it, until,...
- May 29, 2018
- 2 min
Four Weeks to Fantastic Feedback: Keep Feedback Going On All 4 Wheels!
If you’ve gotten this far, you are seeing some wins! By now, most or all individuals on your team are adding to the group’s performance...
- May 18, 2018
- 3 min
Four Weeks to Fantastic Feedback: Week III: Jump Into Feedback Conversations
No matter how much you feel you still aren’t ready, NOW is the time to start your conversations. Try to talk with half of your team...
- May 11, 2018
- 2 min
Four Weeks to Fantastic Feedback: Week II — Prioritize Changes You Need From Each Person
You will miss out on the value of giving feedback if you don’t figure out what is be best to talk about with each person. You’ll need to...
- May 4, 2018
- 2 min
Four Weeks to Fantastic Feedback: Week I —Make a Clear, Easy Plan
You may have procrastinated about giving regular, honest, feedback, but you truly believe it will help your team. Now…[drum roll...
- Apr 20, 2018
- 2 min
Feedback Avoidance Defies Logic
But, there is missing information While electronic information about technology and finance is streaming in at warp speed, human feedback...
- Apr 6, 2018
- 2 min
Get Ready to Be Ready to Give Feedback
Even though you have good intentions about offering them feedback, you probably need some time to warm up to the idea. Feedback Botched...
- Mar 30, 2018
- 2 min
Reduce Anxiety About Giving Feedback: Use COIN To Plan Your Message
C is for Connection You’ll need to connect this feedback to the goal you share with this person. What are both of you trying to...
- Mar 16, 2018
- 2 min
How to Get Great Feedback from a Reluctant Boss
Specify the feedback topics you want to hear about Make it easy to get going by asking for feedback about something specific: “Can you...
- Mar 9, 2018
- 2 min
How to Give Great Feedback to Your Boss
If your boss is reluctant to give feedback—to you and to others—there may not be a ready opportunity to offer feedback naturally during...
- Mar 2, 2018
- 2 min
Feedback is Essential to Being a Great Mentor
Faster, better knowledge In the new workplace, mentoring has to be way more potent, because the stakes have been raised for quick...
- Feb 12, 2018
- 2 min
Fascinating Dinner Party Topic: Feedback in the Workplace!
Ask people what they think about feedback in their workplace. Here are a few questions you can ask to get the conversation started. How...
- Feb 2, 2018
- 2 min
Help People Envision Great Outcomes
If, for instance, the person you’re coaching—whether they are a colleague, friend, or direct report—complains about coworkers, the lack...
- Jan 19, 2018
- 2 min
How to Give Feedback to Remote Employees
How it’s different When you give feedback, it may at first take you a little longer than with others because there is a lack of...
- Jan 12, 2018
- 1 min
Use Feedback to Prevent the Risk of “Malpractice” as a Leader
Research points to lowered risks with feedback Very interesting research can point to prevention of this risk and it is particularly...
- Jan 5, 2018
- 2 min
Use an Egg Timer to Create Feedback Time in Meetings
I know it sounds obnoxious to introduce the tick-tick-ticking sound into a serious meeting, but people universally seem to appreciate the...
- Dec 29, 2017
- 2 min
Use the See-Hear-Feel Method Before Giving Feedback
Familiar scenes: Your co-worker didn’t complete their part of a shared project. Your boss asked you to do a time-consuming task as you...
- Dec 15, 2017
- 2 min
If Your New Year’s Resolution Is To Give Feedback—First, Explain What You Are Doing!
Are you firing me? If you start giving feedback without warning, team members may assume that they’re about to be fired or put on a...
- Dec 8, 2017
- 2 min
As You Launch 2018, Reflect on Feedback Gifts You Received in 2017
Key Insights from 2017 Find a piece of paper when you’re waiting somewhere by yourself. Write down 2-3 key insights you gained about...
- Dec 1, 2017
- 2 min
Using the Feedback You Get As Your Map To Success
Here’s an 8-part formula for converting your feedback into gold: 1. Take detailed notes when someone gives you feedback Bring a favorite...
- Nov 17, 2017
- 2 min
Follow Up on the Feedback You Give: 4 Checkpoints
#1 Plan for Feedback Success Set the expectation that you two will need to follow up at various points to make sure you can support them...
- Nov 10, 2017
- 2 min
10 Ways to Get Feedback Going (Whether You’re the Boss Or Not)
Give them a reason for why now is the time to start and how everyone will benefit. Here are a few low-risk lines to choose from: I’ll Go...
- Nov 3, 2017
- 2 min
Don’t Get Overwhelmed When You Get Feedback at Work: 7 Ways to Keep Your Cool & Succeed Faster
“I’ve worked so hard and apparently I’m doing it all wrong” You may be surprised. You may be caught off guard. You may have been happily...