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How To Get Better At Giving Feedback
If second-graders can do it, so can you
This month, our throughline for dialogue and reflection is The First Principles of Feedback: Harness the Fundamentals of Effective Critique.
We explore the various components of the feedback dynamic, including a return to the basics, what makes a difference in giving and receiving critique, and a cycling metaphor to stretch our thinking.
In this second issue of our August throughline, we explore one side of the feedback dynamic, the giver of feedback.
Last week explored the seven basic components, and the giver of feedback was identified as the source of our feedback signal.
Let’s look closely at the feedback experience from the giver’s perspective.
Offer Feedback With Kindness
The gift of Ron Berger’s book An Ethic of Excellence was in the simple protocol for feedback:
- Be Kind
- Be Specific
- Be Helpful
I have been inspired by this feedback routine for over a decade and challenge everyone I work with to use it during every feedback experience.
Under the hood, though, why is this so effective? Why does this protocol sharpen…
