Giving feedback in a collaboration

Find out how your perfectionist colleague prefers to receive feedback. Some will prefer to receive it via email so they have a chance to privately process any initial defensive reactions they have.

Self-aware perfectionists typically come-around to a constructive reaction once they’ve had...

Assemble a handful of people who are effective presenters that you trust to give honest, unfiltered feedback on your narrative and slides.

Have them give you feedback on the content you’ve chosen and ask whether they think it will resonate with your audience.

Ask: Who will do what, and by when?

Knowing who is responsible for what will help balance the workload, avoid duplicate work, and preempt territorial behaviour. Establishing accountability for progress on various deliverables can create greater clarity and increase the lik...