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Enhancing Leadership Through Regular Feedback

Effective leadership is a journey of continuous learning and application of insights to benefit the entire organization. While formal education like classes and training sessions can play a role, there's a simpler, more impactful approach: implementing a system for regular feedback collection.
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Avoiding Conflict: How to Overcome the Fear of Giving Constructive Feedback

Giving constructive feedback is an essential part of leadership and team dynamics. However, it can often be a daunting task, with many managers and peers fearing the potential conflict it might cause.
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Turning the Tables on Feedback: Changing Actions, Not Character

For many, the word "feedback" can be met with a sense of dread or anxiety. Understanding the real reason people give feedback can help you to translate that information into action without side-swiping your sense of self.
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Anonymous vs. Non-Anonymous Feedback: Which is Right for Your Team?

‍Providing feedback is crucial for fostering growth and development within teams. One consideration when giving feedback is whether to make it anonymous or non-anonymous. In this post, we'll explore the pros and cons of each approach and discuss how leaders can encourage effective feedback within their teams.
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Harnessing the Power of Real-Time Feedback for SMBs

Real-time feedback is becoming a crucial tool for today's fast moving teams, specifically those in Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs). This dynamic approach to performance management fosters a culture of continuous learning and improvement, leading to immediate adjustments and enhancements in performance.
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The Pros and Cons of Radical Candor in Small Business Environments

Radical candor is the practice of being direct and honest while still showing compassion and care for others. In this post, we'll explore what radical candor is, its benefits, the pros and cons of implementing it, and how to introduce it to new hires.
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Setting Expectations for Constructive Feedback

Constructive feedback is a crucial aspect of communication. However, giving feedback can be a challenging task for managers and employees alike. Let's explore what constructive feedback is, what it looks like, and how managers can educate team members on providing constructive feedback effectively.
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Real-Time Feedback: The Key to Employee Growth and Development

Real-time and continuous feedback is a crucial aspect of employee growth and career development within organizations. As a recent study published by ADP suggests the fast-paced, digital world we live in has led to increased expectations for immediacy in all areas of life, including in the workplace.
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Five Tips for Giving Better Constructive Feedback: Enhancing Team Dynamics and Personal Growth

Constructive feedback is a crucial aspect of working relationships and is vital for the growth and success of team members and organizations as a whole. Here are five tips for providing better feedback.
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5 Elements of Good Feedback

By learning how to give quality feedback, you are equipping yourself with a business communication skill that fosters individual growth, a healthy work environment, and the advancement of overall performance. Let’s look at the elements of good feedback.
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Just Be Honest With Feedback

When it comes to dealing with employees, one of the hardest things to do is to give honest feedback. Not being honest hurts everyone involved.
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Praise Specifically, Criticize Generally

Praise by name, criticize by category. It's a fantastic way to approach people management and the art of giving feedback.
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