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Tell someone what their feedback changed
The two-sentence note that keeps honest people honest with you
ConversationYou + 1
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Ask for advice before you start
Hear the best idea before you've built around the wrong one
ConversationYou + 1
10 minutesTry it
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Learn from one small piece of work
Swap “any feedback?” for a question someone can actually answer
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The Culture Map
When the feedback you gave isn't the feedback they heard
Book by Erin MeyerBuy or borrow
About five and a half hoursRead it
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Learn how someone likes to get feedback
Five minutes now makes every hard conversation later easier to have
ConversationYou + 1
10 minutesTry it
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Tell your manager how you like feedback
Get feedback you can use, in the form you can use it
ConversationYou + 1
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Ask peers what your work changed for them
Two or three short replies that can anchor your whole self-review
ConversationYour team
15 minutesTry it
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Insight
Reflecting alone may not show you how you come across
Book by Tasha EurichBuy or borrow
About six and a half hoursRead it
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Learn how each person likes to work
Stop guessing how each person wants feedback, praise and messages
ConversationYou + 1
20 minutesTry it
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Write peer feedback that actually helps
Write the review their manager can actually quote
WorksheetYou + 1
20 minutesTry it
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Ask for your first real piece of feedback
Hear how you're doing now, not at your first review
ConversationYou + 1
10 minutesTry it
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Difficult Conversations
Beneath an argument about facts, there's often a fight about feelings and self-image
Book by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila HeenBuy or borrow
A chapter at a timeRead it

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