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Whether you're dealing with a problem employee or praising the good work of a colleague, you need to communicate in a way that promotes positive change in others. Giving Effective Feedback quickly walks you through the basics of delivering feedback that gets results, including:

  • Choosing the right time to talk
  • Engaging in productive dialogue
  • Helping both star and struggling performers
  • Developing a plan for effective follow-up

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  • JPi
  • 10-01-2016

Old School Basics

A basic old school reminder of how to give feedback. Some emotional intelligence, but nothing new to the corporate world since 1995.

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  • 匿名
  • 15-10-2020

how to give feedback for dummies

it felt like common sense knowledge about giving feedback. might be helpful for a person entering management for the first time but otherwise not super helpful

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  • 匿名
  • 11-08-2020

is it a book from the 80s or something?

At first I thought it was funny the mechanical way of the narrator. Seemed like one of those really old TV comercials or government health publicity, like from the 80s or before. Then I realized it fits the book and the words really well.

It's not exactly bad advice but it is clearly a book written by a manager man, to another man manager. Sometimes it seemed that it was only about giving feedbacks to woman... in the only example with a male recipient of the feedback, the guy is prone to leash out, because women are always docile....

And it says it is about feedback to colleagues, bosses and employees alike, but it didn't seem so... the advices are mechanical, almost robotic and although it does take in consideration people's feelings it seemed cold anyways...

Maybe I'm privileged to be in an environment where feedback is common practice, but nothing about this book went beyond the obvious to me. Maybe it is good to others.

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  • Gabriel Covarrubias
  • 24-05-2020

Great, concise and to the point

This was a great short and to the point book. It provides great tactics for someone who has never been taught on how to give feedback

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  • Ambir Dawn Rich
  • 20-04-2020

Great reminder!

It is a great reminder to listen to every once in a while to improve yourself.

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  • 匿名
  • 04-04-2020

great

great information for the new manager just recently given the opportunity for a future career.

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  • ANTONIO B GREENE
  • 02-07-2016

great book.

great way of breaking down each individual area 4 aspect of giving effective and continuous feedback.

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  • Juan D. Londono
  • 01-10-2015

Practical information slightly stale delivery

good info. good insight. monotone and slightly dry. definitely useful. not bad for a short book.

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  • Giovanni Buogo
  • 19-08-2015

maybe too theoretic

i loved it because it highlights the general approach. however some more concrete examples would be useful.

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