Study after study report that the majority of managers today are terrible at providing feedback. Yet, we also know that regular feedback leads to improved employee engagement. 

Employees want more, effective feedback — but managers are terrible at providing it. So how do we reconcile this? Small, incremental improvements can happen by individuals resolving to do better, but the real impact happens when the entire culture becomes comfortable with feedback. 

The problem in many businesses is that feedback is a one-way street. Bosses critique their subordinates’ work and that’s the end. Ensure everyone in the company gets — and gives — feedback through regular, standardized cadences.

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