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Coaching & Mentoring For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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Coaching & Mentoring For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Leo MacLeod, Marty Brounstein
July 2023
Beginner
384 pages
10h 26m
English
For Dummies
Audiobook available
Content preview from Coaching & Mentoring For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 14

Giving Constructive Feedback

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Contrasting constructive feedback with praise and criticism

Bullet Giving performance feedback effectively

Bullet Introducing a tool for tracking your feedback efforts

Bullet Facilitating the discussion after the feedback and handling challenges

Bullet Influencing employee commitment through constructive feedback

One of the most powerful coaching skills is the ability to give effective performance feedback — information given to an employee about how they’re performing. This feedback lets the employee know whether the job was done well or whether they needs to improve upon the work.

Giving feedback is integral to developing many other skills, including delegation, emotional intelligence (EQ), and career development. Quite often, doer managers talk with their employees about work issues, but they never directly tell them how they’re performing in regard to those issues. Performance feedback, on the other hand, is direct and timely. That is, on an ongoing ...

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