The heart of feedback has nothing to do with correct phrasing, strategies, or techniques.
The heart of feedback is being human.
1. Get right with yourself.
2. Put your fixer to bed.
3. Choose how you show up.
You probably feel uncomfortable giving constructive feedback. Don’t carelessly it quenches enthusiasm.
Done skillfully it increases someone’s confidence.
Here are 16 ways to give constructive feedback like a human.
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” Cicero
An ungrateful leader is a staggering contradiction in terms.
Feelings aren’t the final authority on noble behaviors.
Gratitude is a practice.
Express gratitude when you don’t feel it as long as you believe it’s the right thing to do.
We celebrated our first Thanksgiving as a married couple 1,600 miles from home.
It was a proud moment until I tried to carve the turkey.
We live in an imperfect world. The universe isn’t conspiring to do anything. Leadership is more like a war zone than Disney Land. Yes, it’s fulfilling. Yes, there are rewards. And yes, you… Continue reading
