What’s harder? Giving or getting feedback? The vast majority of trueU’s “trueU Tuesday” attendees said GIVING feedback is tougher. Why? It’s emotionally charged, it can disrupt the status quo, and it can reveal blind spots. Have a game plan BEFORE you give feedback! It makes all the difference! Thanks to both trueU for hosting this […]
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There are New Ways to Lead People: Want to FRESHEN Up?
Managing people is harder than ever. COVID didn’t just change the world but also changed the DNA of our workplace in many ways. This new environment presents challenges with competing priorities from an increasingly dispersed workforce. Our leaders must change as well to lead effectively in this new era. Leadership practices – ones that rely […]
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The Challenge of Giving (and Receiving) Meaningful Feedback: It’s Like Walking a Tightrope
Feedback helps us right our path as well as stay on course. Helpful feedback should make us think . . . about ourselves and about others. Good communication revolves around the ability to give and receive feedback in a productive manner. As a coach, I give feedback regularly to individuals and teams. If my message […]
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Positive Feedback, Negative Feedback, or No Feedback
Some say feedback is the most important form of communication that occurs at work. Feedback is a term frequently referred to in the academic world of organizational behavior as well. Feedback has two purposes: 1) it can help us to understand how well we are achieving goals; and 2) it can help us discern if […]
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Are You Feedback Deficient? Three Tips
Did you receive feedback from your manager today? Was it meaningful? Did it motivate you to work harder, better, or more efficiently? If your responses to these questions are “no, no, and no,” there’s a problem. And, unfortunately, you are not alone. “Gallup research finds that only about one in four employees ‘strongly agree’ that […]
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Best Holiday Work Gift? Kindness, Attention, and Feedback
“What we all really want at work — even if we overlook it or refuse to admit it — is some kindness. Some attention. A little feedback that lets us know we’re doing something right.” I wish I’d written these words but they were actually written by Rex Huppke and published over the weekend in […]
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Job Satisfaction – Some Great Tips
Recently I read an article entitled “10 Psychological Keys to Job Satisfaction” and was impressed with the relevance and the succinctness of the piece. The two points I found most relevant to today’s leaders – and I define leaders anyone who helps others see the futuristic vision of your workplace – were the author’s discussion […]
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