How to Give Feedback More Effectively

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The laundry list of our flaws is never easy to listen to, right? Absolutely. So we're going to address some of those challenges with Teresa's help. But Teresa, I want to just sort of lay the groundwork first. I've always thought about giving feedback as one conversation,. but you split it into three categories, appreciation, coaching and evaluation. Are these actually three separate conversations? Why do you think it's important to make distinctions between those?

This is the first episode in a new series called The Essentials, where we invite women from essential sectors (think health care and education) to join us in interviewing experts on essential career topics (think negotiating and managing stress).
In this episode, we tackle giving feedback — something we know is important to being a good manager, somebody people look up to and not just report to. But very few of us actually like to do it. So how can we get better at this critical skill? How can we deliver feedback in a way that motivates a team member rather than demoralizes them? Which pieces of feedback do we prioritize? And how do you make room in your already busy schedule to have these difficult conversations?

Amy G is joined by a school principal from Southern California to interview Therese Huston, a social scientist and feedback expert. They talk about three different types of feedback conversations, how to make time to share feedback with team members, and tips for giving feedback remotely.

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Jessica Gomez is an elementary school principal in Southern California.

Therese Huston is the author of Let’s Talk: Make Effective Feedback Your Superpower and the founding director of Seattle University’s Center for Faculty Development.

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