Blog tag: feedback

Picture your last team meeting. Everyone nodded along to the new strategy. There was no pushback, no difficult questions, and everyone seemed completely aligned. A harmonious, well-oiled machine, right? Wrong. That seamless agreement might just be the biggest threat to your organisation’s success. Welcome to the world of “artificial harmony”…

Receiving feedback can often spark anxiety, dread, and fear. Similarly, providing feedback can also be challenging. Feedback is often seen as a double-edged sword, but it can be a powerful tool for growth and development. To truly benefit from feedback, it’s essential to understand what it is and what it isn’t. Feedback isn’t…

Receiving feedback at work is the curse…no sorry gift… that comes hand in hand with working in organisations. Whilst some people relish those feedback conversations, for many of us the word feedback fills us with anxiety and dread. During the research studies for my new book, “Can I Offer You…

“I’ve got some feedback for you”. “Let’s discuss how that meeting went.” For most people, the prospect of being on the receiving end of feedback at work is a cause for anxiety. Why? Because, for many, the way feedback is often presented can provoke feelings of being under threat, whether…

Has your organisation invested time, energy and money into creating feedback processes – and yet they seem to miss what feedback really is – two humans sharing perspectives? Or does feedback feel one-sided, being ‘done’ by one person to the other? This can often create anxiety for both those who…