Accuracy & Frequency Supercharge Your Feedback
In the hotel business, if your feedback comes only from guests who receive a free night in the presidential suite with its grand piano,...
- Oct 19, 2017
- 2 min
Feedback to Remote Workers on Your Team
Creating trust When you give feedback, it may actually take you a little longer than with others because there is a lack of face-to-face...
- Oct 12, 2017
- 2 min
Giving Feedback to Someone Who’s Defensive or Angry
This can often be prevented by demonstrating that you “see” them and acknowledge the good things that they are doing. When they feel...
- Oct 5, 2017
- 2 min
#1 Way To Speed Up Your Feedback Is Honesty!
Football and dance For example, players on sports teams about to win a championship have no problem telling one another how to make a...
- Sep 29, 2017
- 2 min
Give One Small Bite of Feedback At A Time (For Easy Digestion)
What can the other person change easily to make a huge difference? Consider what would be quickest for them to learn or improve upon and...
- Sep 12, 2017
- 2 min
Focus Your Feedback On What You DO Want vs. What You Don’t Want
The biggest reason people don’t respond well to feedback is that they often don’t understand what the other person wants them to do...
- Aug 16, 2017
- 2 min
Working With Younger, Ambitious, & Feedback-Hungry Workers
Younger employees are adamant about receiving honest, frequent feedback. Millennials, who comprise about half of the world’s workforce,...
- Jul 15, 2017
- 2 min
The Pain vs. the Positives of Giving Feedback
Human beings are loath to inflict pain on others. They assume that giving honest, corrective feedback is going to cause hurt feelings,...
- Jun 24, 2017
- 2 min
How to Make Your Feedback Helpful vs. Hurtful
When someone tells you that something you are doing at work isn’t right, you may feel pretty bad about it. But does it really have to be...
- Apr 18, 2017
- 2 min
Why Positive Feedback is a Super Powerful Business Strategy
Most people have figured out by now that positive feedback goes a long way toward building morale and motivating people to do their best....
- Feb 27, 2017
- 3 min
When You Really Believe That Feedback Helps People, You’ll Relax
When you’re really comfortable giving feedback, you smile and feel eager to help other people achieve things they care about. Managers...
- Feb 13, 2017
- 3 min
Envision Success with the Feedback Conversation You’ve Been Avoiding
So you’re uncomfortable going face-to-face with someone you really need to give feedback to… You’re like everybody else. Know you’re like...
- Jan 29, 2017
- 2 min
Apps, Forms, & Rate-Yourself Rituals Do Not Feedback Make
Lots of CEOs and HR professionals have heard how honest, frequent feedback is crucial for developing people. They get that once-a-year...
- Jan 10, 2017
- 2 min
SOS–I’m Stuck & Can’t Give Feedback That’s Desperately Needed
You want to get your projects moving and you realize one or more of the people you deal with are desperately in need of feedback to...
- Jan 4, 2017
- 2 min
How Great Feedback Givers Do It So Well
I recently asked few dozen people who worked as full time team members or contractors about great feedback givers (GFGs) who helped them...
- Dec 13, 2016
- 3 min
Give a Bigger Gift! Spread the Feedback Habit Across Your Team & Beyond
So you’ve gotten used to giving frequent feedback. And you may love the positive effects of those honest conversations. You may also have...
- Nov 16, 2016
- 2 min
7 Reasons Why Feedback Helps You Decrease Stress And Increase Success
Most of us human beings would rather hang back and avoid commenting on anything that’s less than perfect about someone else’s behavior or...
- Nov 7, 2016
- 2 min
Do Unto Others…When You Give Feedback
Think about a time when a boss or co-worker’s feedback was confusing or stressed you out. -Did their words seem to come out of the blue? ...
- Oct 11, 2016
- 2 min
How To Ask Your Boss For Feedback
Kudos to you if you care about feedback and want to boost your success on the job. Double kudos if you are willing to ask your...
- Sep 20, 2016
- 2 min
Feedback Comfort
Here’s THE secret to becoming great at feedback: Get comfortable with it. When feedback comes so naturally that it’s simply the way you...
- Sep 5, 2016
- 2 min
Back in the Saddle with Feedback
So you started giving feedback to people, you stepped out on a limb to be honest, and you saw some positive results. Maybe you even used...
- Jul 18, 2016
- 2 min
Dream of Excellence: A Great Way to Focus Your Feedback
You’re probably looking for practical feedback tips for improving your work team, and the idea of dreaming seems the opposite of...
- Jun 30, 2016
- 2 min
Hey Boss: Don’t Hold Back Your Feedback
Whether it’s getting axed after a contest on reality TV, or feeling the shock from a sudden low rating on a performance review, people...
- Jun 24, 2016
- 2 min
Make Your Improvement Feedback Incredibly Helpful!
When someone tells you that something you are doing at work isn’t right, you may feel pretty bad about it. But does it really have to be...