Image: @ anyaberkut/ DepositPhotos It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and I’ve already written a post about the psychological benefits and importance of reflective writing and journaling over on Zoomly’s blog. So what’s left to say that’s relevant for The Feedback Book? It’s one thing to pause for thought at the end of the [...]
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 [...]
One of the most common excuses I hear on training workshops about performance management and feedback is ‘I need more practice’. Fair enough. Practice is essential to develop any skill. But if you just wait for ‘the right time’ to happen along - it won’t. So how can you practise your feedback skills and really [...]
As this blog’s all about feedback and managing people well, this includes you getting feedback from your team. Yes, Dear Reader, you need to get feedback as well as give it. And you need to be able to do that without seeming creepy or needy, whining, “but why doesn’t anyone on my team give me [...]
Sometimes people ask me this question in the same way I’d imagine they ask their friends if they should get a tattoo. Just because your friend’s got one, just because you’ve read a bit about it, and just because they’re out there doesn’t mean you should get a mentor. Not until you can articulate two [...]
“You’re so inspirational” “She’s so charismatic” "You're not very diplomatic" “He's being constructive” “You’re not proactive enough” “He’s so confident” “You need to be more statesmanlike” Have you ever said any of these things to or about your team members - or had them said to you? What response did these statements elicit? A [...]
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos famously said, “Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room.” Now there’s a thought…What do your colleagues say about YOU when you’re not in the room? If you want to accelerate your career progress, it’s worth investing some time and effort in your personal brand, particularly [...]