Personal Feedback

A couple of weeks ago at our Managing One-on-One workshop, Esther and I were teaching about how to give feedback. Here's the “recipe”: Create an opening to deliver feedback. Describe the behavior or result in a way the person can hear. State the impact using “I” language. Make a request for changed behavior. When […]

By Lisamarie Babik, and Johanna Rothman – October 23, 2012 If you walk through a high-performing agile team space, you'll hear a buzz about the product: “Do you see this?” “Bump that.” “Ah ha!” “Tell me more about what you want.” “But that is part of the acceptance criteria.” “We should do it this way.” […]

I have received some wonderful feedback from some of my managers. Back when I was a young engineer, one of my managers gave me the feedback at an annual review that I didn't quite finish my projects. “Oh, you mean on the project I just finished last week?” I wanted to know if it was […]

I’m working on a writing project with a geographically distributed team. We all have full-time paying jobs and this is a professional project with no monetary compensation. We worked as an agile team, in iterations, pairing, helping each other write the best expression of our ideas. We turned over our draft and waited for copyediting … Do You Want Feedback? Read More »

One of the greatest gifts you could give yourself is to seek, find, and apply truth in your life. This is the

Excellent comparison of Clean Feedback, NVC, Crucial Conversations, and ORID

It’s never easy taking criticism. You spent so much time and poured in so much effort—only to have your hard work ripped apart. Many of us are familiar with the saying, “no pain, no gain.” Generally speaking, I like to avoid or prevent things that can hurt me. via Pocket

When was the last time your boss told you: