You’re entitled to think I’ll say ‘Feedback of course!’ as you’re reading a blog post on The Feedback Book’s website. Or maybe you’re wondering if it’s a trick question. We need to give colleagues feedback - whether the feedback is positive (known as ‘praise’ in plain English) or negative (I like ‘corrective’ as that’s the aim [...]
In last week’s post I talked about the essential steps to take prior to embarking on a professional development programme – including (of course) feedback – for both managers and participants. What role can feedback play in making learning really stick after the programme? If you’re the one who’s completed the training Share your action [...]
One of the most important situations for giving - and getting - feedback about performance is before and after a training or coaching programme. As a manager, your involvement in supporting the learner in applying their new knowledge and skills is a major variable in whether or not learning sticks - or just slips away. [...]
Just a wild guess – if you’re on this page it just might be because you’re keen to find out more about how to get the best out of yourself and others. And yes, many of the posts on this blog deal with the latter – but what about you? Who can you really [...]