Schedule time to meet with two to three of your direct reports in the next month, if you don’t have meetings set up with them already. At these meetings, ask them to offer you feedback. It may be awkward at first, but use the CLEAR steps. You’ll get the hang of it. Tip: Just listen. If nothing else, try to see their perspective and think about it. You don’t have to implement any changes right away. (But if you keep hearing the same thing from every single person, you might want to!)
