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Without helpful feedback, employees will make up stories
Employees often make up their own stories when they don't get helpful feedback.
The stories they tell themselves are often a problem for them (and for the manager). By giving helpful feedback, you'll give your employees the data they need to do more of what's working, and give them less opportunities to make up their own stories.
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Story 2: “My manager doesn’t think I can take feedback well.”
It's the manager's job to create a psychologically safe environment where an employee won't be punished when they make a mistake. If you fear that feedback won't be well-received, it may be that you're falling short:
- You're not helping your direct report to have more impact.
- Yo...
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Story 3: “My manager doesn’t think I can change.”
If you really believe your employee cannot change, you will not offer him resources or opportunities to change.
Instead, adopt a growth mindset for your employee and yourself. Employees with growth mindsets welcome challenges and work harder and more effectively, making them better cont...
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Story 1: “As long as I’m not creating trouble for my manager, I’m doing fine.”
Most professionals prefer to know what good and not-so-good impact they're having. If satisfactory performance is "not a problem employee", you will probably sit with "non-troublemakers" instead of high-performing, committed and engaged professionals.
Instead, let your employees know sp...
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Manager Tool’s Feedback Model
A simple template for giving effective feedback that ensures you’re hitting all the right points, that goes like this:
- Ask to give feedback.
- Tell them "You did X. It caused Y."
- If you’re giving positive feedback, say "Good job."
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When Feedback Is Not Helpful
Most managers do not make use of feedback as a way to be helpful to the employee or even the organization. According to a study, only a quarter of employees agree that the feedback helps them perform better.
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How to give great feedback
Great feedback isn't about convincing others to do things your way - it is about giving them insight on how to improve on their own methods.
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