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Stop Using Feedback Sandwiches

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How to give feedback

By Guy Harris How do you like feedback sandwiches?  That is common question I get both in Bud to Boss workshops and in work with coaching clients. To set the stage for my answer, I often ask: When you are on the receiving end, what do you think of them? If you are like me and almost every person I have asked that question, you don’t like them. They taste bad. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication, Difficult Situations, Leadership Tagged With: communication, constructive criticism, feedback, leadership

What to Do About a Team Member Who is Doing Nothing Right

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By Guy Harris You have tried everything that you know to do. You have encouraged, corrected, taught, coached, sent to classes, partnered them with a co-worker, and they still do nothing right. What next? The short answer: fire them. The long answer: start (if you have not already started) the process of “managing them out of the organization” or whatever euphemism you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coaching & Feedback, Communication, Difficult Situations Tagged With: communication, feedback

Remember the Goal for Giving Feedback

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By Kevin Eikenberry As a leader and coach, giving feedback is an important part of our job.  And while we know that, sometimes we find it hard to give feedback because it doesn’t seem like people accept it. While there are many tactics and specific approaches you can use to give feedback, they will be more important when we start by remembering the goal of feedback. The … [Read more...]

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Endorsement or Feedback: Which Do You Want?

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Do you ask your team members for their opinions and advice, or are you seeking only their endorsement of your ideas and decisions? What's the difference, you ask? You are seeking endorsement If you express your own opinion, idea or plan of action first, and then ask employees to weigh in. Even the most confident, assertive team members may feel that they can’t disagree … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: communication, employee feedback, feedback

Make Everyone Feel Acknowledged and Respected

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Few people get as much positive feedback as they need or deserve, especially at work. So if you see morale taking a nose-dive (or even if you just want to do something nice for your employees), complete this super simple activity to give everyone a big morale boost. Create an envelope with each team member’s name on it. Inside, include a piece of paper that also has that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: feedback, Kevin Eikenberry, morale, new leaders, team building

Inspire Employees to Take Pride in Their Work

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Employees who take pride in their work are motivated, productive and pleasant to be around. They raise the overall morale of the workplace and inspire their co-workers. They happily go above and beyond requirements and expectations simply because their work makes them feel good. These four leadership practices will instill pride in all of your employees: Build anticipation for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Personal & Professional Development Tagged With: feedback, leadership, morale, motivation

3 Times You Should Change Your Perception

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Have you ever left a movie and talked with someone about it, and it seemed like the two of you saw two completely different movies? You each noticed different things, cared about different aspects and were moved in different ways by different parts of the film? Since we each have our own powerful perceptions, that is easy to understand. Each person sees what his/her brain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coaching & Feedback, Difficult Situations Tagged With: feedback, Kevin Eikenberry, leadership mindset, management

1 Case Where Quantity is as Important as Quality

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Every day can present an opportunity to improve employees' performance, and many of you are missing it. Not enough leaders, and especially new leaders, are discussing performance on a regular basis and, instead, are relying only on the annual performance review. That's just not enough. In fact, 65% of employees want more feedback from their managers. Study after study shows … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coaching & Feedback Tagged With: communication, feedback, performance evalutation

6 Ways to Be More Comfortable and Confident When Receiving Feedback

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On this blog, we talk a great deal about how you, as a leader, can provide better feedback—that gets results—without busting employees' morale. Today, I want to talk to you about how you, as a new leader, can become much better at receiving feedback. After all, chances are your boss, HR and maybe even your employees will have a great deal to say about your performance, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Difficult Situations, Personal & Professional Development Tagged With: career advancement, feedback, Kevin Eikenberry

FAQ Series: Is There Such a Thing as Positive Criticism?

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Is there such a thing as positive criticism? Find out with this episode of Bud to Boss with Kevin Eikenberry.

Yes, there really is such a thing as positive criticism and these four tips will help you give this feedback more effectively. Check it out in the video below. https://youtu.be/nN-TCCLIsSY?rel=0&showinfo=0 Tweet it out: The best coaches can give criticism in a way that is caring and kind - without the message being lost. @BudtoBoss … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coaching & Feedback, Management, Performance Management Tagged With: criticism, feedback

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