This deck focuses on how to provide feedback that helps others improve without creating defensiveness. It explores clarity, timing, tone, and constructive framing. Learners discover how effective feedback strengthens learning, performance, and trust in professional and collaborative environments.
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Card 1
Helping the other person grow and improve their future performance
Explanation
When the goal is genuine improvement, people are more likely to listen, reflect and take action.
Common mistake
Using feedback mainly to vent emotions instead of to support learning.
Card 2
Specific actions the person did or did not do
Explanation
Targeting observable actions keeps the conversation fair, concrete and easier to change.
Common mistake
Labeling people as lazy or careless instead of describing what they actually did.
Card 3
Emphasizing what can be done differently in future situations
Explanation
Future-oriented feedback turns mistakes into learning rather than endless fault-finding.
Common mistake
Spending the whole conversation reliving what went wrong instead of planning improvements.
Card 4
Describe the single missed deadline with clear details and context
Explanation
Specific facts about one situation give the person something concrete to reflect on.
Common mistake
Using vague criticism like “you’re not committed” without pointing to a clear event.
Card 5
State how many times they spoke over others without adding labels
Explanation
Counting observable interruptions avoids assumptions about motives or character.
Common mistake
Adding loaded adjectives that turn observations into personal attacks.
Card 6
One clear priority message for the person to work on
Explanation
A single focus increases the chances that the person will remember and act on it.
Common mistake
Overloading people with a long list of issues in one session.
Card 7
Linking it to a specific behavior they can start or stop doing
Explanation
Concrete actions give a clear path from feedback to change.
Common mistake
Offering abstract advice like “improve communication” without saying how.
Card 8
Explicitly acknowledge the effective behavior you want them to repeat
Explanation
Reinforcing what works increases the likelihood it becomes a consistent habit.
Common mistake
Focusing solely on problems and ignoring behaviors that are already effective.
Card 9
Recognizing key strengths while naming one concrete improvement area
Explanation
People stay engaged when they feel both valued and clearly guided on what to improve.
Common mistake
Turning the review into a list of flaws with no recognition of what’s working.
Card 10
Use genuine positives but avoid forcing them around every critique
Explanation
Forced sandwiches can feel manipulative and make people distrust positive comments.
Common mistake
Adding fake praise just to soften criticism instead of being honest and respectful.
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