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March 7, 2024
Don’t Just Come to Me with a Problem — a Feedback Inhibitor
I was on a video call with thousands of other employees from all over the world when it happened. Yes, one of the company’s most senior leaders went there: “I have far more respect for the colleague who brings me solutions, not just the problem.” Ugh. Many folks smiled and nodded in agreement. Hundreds of ... Read more
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Leveraging Asynchronous Feedback
Asynchronous feedback does not occur in real-time. Put another way, it grants the provider some time to compile and deliver their feedback without the pressure of an immediate response. Have you ever waited days, maybe weeks, to provide feedback on a task or on a colleague’s performance because your schedules didn’t align? Have you ever ... Read more
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March 4, 2024
What is a Feedback River?
A feedback river is a central place to see and classify all relevant feedback. Slack or email digests are common ways to build feedback rivers. Organizational Feedback Systems While many consider the central place of feedback rivers as the end goal, I see it as the second step of a 3-step process. In this sense, ... Read more
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March 3, 2024
Share Your Feedback-Led Growth
We’ve all grown because of feedback, but very few of us share these important stories—including with the early-in-career colleagues who need to hear them the most. Let’s cover the challenges that can arise as a result. Challenges to the feedback culture As we’ve covered, building an effective feedback culture takes work, and part of this ... Read more
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Going Beyond Your Feedback Bubble
A feedback bubble is a small circle of colleagues from which you receive regular feedback. Such bubbles are natural parts of our working environment, particularly because most work occurs within small groups. However, while feedback bubbles can serve as safe and effective places to give and receive feedback, intentionally seeking feedback outside of them can ... Read more
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February 19, 2024
Building Team Feedback Literacy
Feedback literacy is your capacity to effectively give, ask for, seek, receive, use, and process feedback. Developing these capacities takes being in relationship with others; it’s a team sport. Let’s explore how to improve team feedback literacy. Why team feedback literacy matters Teams capable of continuously learning from each other are likelier to perform at ... Read more
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Received Feedback? Ask For Processing Time.
If you’ve read The Right Way to Process Feedback, you now know the importance of processing challenging feedback after you’ve received it. In summary, this period of processing helps us understand our thoughts and feelings about the feedback, which can help us make better decisions about it. Scroll to the end of this post for ... Read more
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February 18, 2024
Schedule Time to Reflect on Positive Feedback
“Research shows the habit of reflection can separate extraordinary professionals from mediocre ones.” — James R. Bailey & Scheherazade Rehman, Don’t Underestimate the Power of Self-Reflection In the past, I used to quickly move on when I received positive feedback. I erroneously thought it was the negative feedback where I should spend all my time. ... Read more
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The Feedback Giver’s Mindset
The feedback giver’s mindset should be less about what do I need out of this and more about what does the receiver need to make effective use of this. It may appear to be a subtle shift but, in my experience, many feedback givers can get so caught up in their own performance — particularly ... Read more
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February 17, 2024
Share the Emotion Behind the Feedback
Regarding feedback communication at work, hiding emotions seems to be an unwritten role. Here’s why it can be a rule worth breaking. In several blogs, we’ve covered how giving negative feedback can create so much anxiety for the giver that they refuse to do it. We’ve also shared stories about how leaders have contacted their ... Read more
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