Giving the Gift of Feedback
When I ask people to describe the best boss or colleague they ever had, they never say it was the boss who was easiest, or the colleague...
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- Dec 3, 2014
- 3 min
Feedback LanguageThat Is Best Received: 5 Good and 5 Bad Approaches
Sure, everyone’s different in how they like their feedback, but there’s no mistaking that they all want feedback. Tons of recent research...
- Nov 21, 2014
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From Women of HR, 11/11/14, Giving Feedback to Managers – Don’t Be Afraid To Speak Up!
We women in HR definitely have plenty to say about what managers can (and should) do to be more effective. In fact, we’re often so...
- Nov 12, 2014
- 2 min
From Womens Success Coaching, 11/9/14, Lean In On Feedback: How Women Can Get the Feedback They Need
Sheryl Sandberg’s “Ban Bossy” campaign, mentioned in her recent book, Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead, has picked up steam. In...
- Oct 30, 2014
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From StrategyDriven, 10/29/14, Human Feedback is the Greatest Path to Efficiency
Feedback, at its core, is simply information about the results of past action that can improve the results of future actions. An...
- Oct 20, 2014
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From Coaching Tip: The Leadership Blog, 9/10/14, Separate Feedback from Performance Reviews
Performance reviews enter the feedback stage once a year with a lot of fanfare. It takes a bow, and in one big show it acknowledges a...
- Oct 17, 2014
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From Forefront Blog, 10/16/14, Feedback: The Essential Nutrient
Everyone’s focused on workplace happiness and how to attract and retain great employees. Leaders are encouraged to create a fun...
- Oct 16, 2014
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From Fast Company, 10/16/14, Bogus Excuses: The Real Reasons Why Bosses Aren’t Giving Feedback
Despite the fact that Millennials, hard-to-retain workers, and a large percentage of employees at all levels are screaming for more...
- Oct 15, 2014
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From The Glass Hammer, 10/15/14, Men Avoid Giving Feedback to Women — What You Can Do About It
Are you sometimes confused about whether your boss thinks you are doing a good job? Does your male boss treat you politely, but you...
- Oct 14, 2014
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From TLNT, 10/13/14, When Performance Reviews Simply Aren’t Enough
So, performance reviews aren’t enough? Performance reviews are slow feedback, as they only occur once a year. Most employees do not want...
- Sep 17, 2014
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Having Fun with Feedback
Fun and feedback appear to have very little in common. If you are a manager, the whole thought of having to give feedback to people may...
- Sep 2, 2014
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How to Give Quality Feedback When You’re a New Manager
If you’ve been promoted recently, you’re probably determined to do things differently from how other managers do them. You want to...
- Aug 30, 2014
- 3 min
Performance Reviews are Not Collaborative Conversations
[Excerpt from my just-released book, The Feedback Imperative: How to Give Everyday Feedback to Speed Up Your Team’s Success] The main...
- Aug 25, 2014
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Anna Carroll interview with 33 Voices on Insights from the Feedback Imperative: How to Give Everyday
I was recently interviewed by Moe Abdou, founder of 33 Voices. Highlights from the interview can be viewed on Slideshare.
- Aug 25, 2014
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Interview with Moe Abdou, Founder of 33 Voices
Moe and Anna discuss how to give everyday feedback to speed up your team’s success. You can hear a preview clip of Anna’s interview...
- Aug 17, 2014
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Leaders: Tame Your Brain, Calm Down…Then Give Feedback!
Almost every boss recognizes the need to give honest and frequent feedback to their employees about what they are doing well and what...
- Aug 14, 2014
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Imagine, six months from now, on Valentine’s Day 2015
A world in which you and the people you work with are achieving great things and hitting your targeted outcomes again and again, getting...
- Aug 12, 2014
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Your Employees May Be Writing To Advice Columnists About You!
If you manage a team, it is very likely that some of your direct reports are frustrated about not getting enough feedback from you. Based...
- Aug 4, 2014
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7 Reasons Why Fast, Frequent Feedback is Better Than Avoiding It
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...
- Jul 25, 2014
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Friday Feedback Focus: Positive Feedback That Goes Deep
Every day is a good day for authentic, helpful feedback. But if you’ve been holding back on some positive reinforcement or appreciation...
- Jul 14, 2014
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Feedback Showstoppers
In my research about why people are so reluctant to give feedback, the most obvious factor that people suggest is time. We don’t have...
- Jun 27, 2014
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Feedback Doesn’t Work Unless Leaders Have Empowering Beliefs: Interview with Bill Gardner, MBA
Bill, a friend and colleague, served as Director, Global Organization and Leader Development at Advanced Micro Devices for over 18 years...
- Jun 17, 2014
- 2 min
Great Feedback Can Turn Around All 4 Reasons Why You Hate Your Job
In yesterday’s Fast Company online, blogger Gwen Morgan bottom lines the top 4 reasons people hate their jobs and disengage or leave. She...
- Apr 29, 2014
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What is Your Feedback Zone?
Everyone who gives feedback to team members has a certain mindset or value system they bring to the table. Which one of the following...
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