What is preventing you from giving the kind of clear, useful feedback you want to give? In this episode, I share three practical strategies that can help you give better feedback and become a more effective leader. Whether you are teaching, mentoring, or managing a project, the ability to communicate what is working and what needs adjustment is essential to supporting the people who work with you.
As a leader, you are always moving between delegating work and reviewing work, and feedback sits at the center of that process. I break down how to approach feedback in a way that feels simple and repeatable, using a structure that builds trust and strengthens working relationships. You will see how being specific with your language, offering feedback closer to the moment, and guiding the next steps helps people learn with more confidence and clarity.
By the end of the episode, you will have practical tools for catching people doing things well, offering constructive direction without discouraging them, and building feedback into your practice without adding more stress to your week. These skills will help you create a supportive environment where your team understands what excellence looks like and feels equipped to meet it.
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What You’ll Learn from this Episode:
- How to use a simple three-question framework for giving feedback.
- Why starting with positive feedback helps create openness and willingness to improve.
- The difference between teaching and mentoring and when each approach supports better learning.
- How to use specific language and avoid vague feedback by using scales, categories, and focusing on the process.
- Practical ways to make feedback contemporaneous instead of saving everything for annual reviews.
- Why inviting your team’s perspective turns feedback into a collaborative process.
- How to avoid extremes in leadership styles by cultivating a flexible backbone.
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Episodes Related to Giving Feedback as a Leader:
- Ep #41: The Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Ep #99: How to Communicate with Confidence
- Ep #218: Giving Constructive Feedback: Tough Message, Gentle Delivery
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