There’s a distinct difference between criticism and feedback. One inspires, the other deflates. Learn the difference, so you can grow in your ability to give feedback that gets heard.
Three Steps for Giving Feedback that Works: Find it, Flip it, Elevate it
“The last 10 percent is always the hardest part,” a direct report once said as he invited me to share what I was truly thinking about his performance. Despite the …
Giving Appreciative Feedback: Expand Your Leadership Results through this Strategy
Defeat Defensiveness and Inspire a Better Future with a New Approach to Employee Feedback . Leadership egos can be fragile. Asking for honest feedback can …
The Second Most Essential Ingredient for Human Life: Giving Feedback
Some years ago it was suggested that humans can go only three minutes without air, three days without water, and perhaps three weeks without food – but only three hours …
Your Two-Word Mantra for Success: Practice Gratitude. Here’s how it can Change Everything
Companies look for novel ways to reward their top employees, giving everything from gift cards, to the latest electronic gadgets, to polo shirts embroidered with the company logo. But leaders …
Resist the “Feedback Gift Card” Syndrome: 3 Tips for Giving Feedback that Gets Heard
If you’re like me, you ended the holidays with a new stack of gift cards taking up valuable real estate in your wallet. I also gave a dozen or more …
The Dreaded 8-Letter Word: FEEDBACK
Feedback is a gift. Ideas are the currency of our next success. Let people see you value both feedback and ideas. ~Jim Trinka and Les Wallace Last week was packed …
To Get to the Finish Line, You Have to Begin with a Starting Point
————————————————————————— Alberto Arroyo is an Assessment and Development Consultant at The Vaya Group, a Talent Management consultancy that applies science and precision to the art of talent assessment and development. …
What’s up with Bob? A Framework for Diagnosing Performance Problems Before They Undermine Your Team
————————————————– Dave Smith is a Ph.D. student at Benedictine University’s Center for Values-Driven Leadership (CVDL) and has broad leadership experience including for-profit, non-profit, and military command. ————————————————– Bob, one of …