“Feedback is the breakfast of champions” – Ken Blanchard.
Don’t you love it when someone tells you you’ve done a great job? And if you’ve made a mistake or not given of your best (heaven forbid), it might not be the news you want to hear but it’s still good to know. Otherwise, how do we improve? As a leader, there can be so many things we won’t know unless we make an effort to find out. Things about us and the way we work and lead, things about the business we are in.
So make a point of giving feedback to your colleagues, to the people you lead. Short, frequent feedback is good. The annual appraisal is of little use in this. Make this feedback objective and make sure it’s understood. If someone is learning the job, you will need to give more detail than if they are skilled and experienced. Even then, they may still need some guidance. Also, make sure you have some trusted colleagues and advisors who can give you feedbakc and who are not afraid of your reaction. You need the truth!
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Makes sense. .