How Five Questions Turn Feedback Into Actual Behaviour Change
Imagine your next team member walks into your office, bracing for feedback.
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Giving Feedback
Master the art of feedback that drives change. Practical models for delivering feedback that people actually hear and act on.
Feedback isn't about being nice or being harsh — it's about being useful. These articles show you how.
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Why Telling a Manager to Be More Strategic Changes Nothing
Every month, thousands of performance reviews include the same vague feedback: "You need to step up" or "Be more strategic."
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Picture your team member, leaning back in their chair, arms folded. Twenty years of experience worn like armor. Not only are they avoiding d
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Why Tough Conversations Go Wrong and How to Fix That
In the Ways of Working program, one of the modules we talk about is Tough Conversations.
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Why Two Managers on the Same Programme Get Different Results
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As a leader, much of our time can be taken up by members of the team who encounter a problem and come to us to fix it for them.
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How a Four Step 1:1 Format Transforms Your Weekly Check-Ins
When I talk to leaders at the start of Ways of Working Sponsor Sessions, I often ask how they conduct their 1:1s and how they support their
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