The Feedback Tension Your Team Needs – Your Shot of Fearless Culture #361
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Want to make someone's heart race?
Tell them you have some feedback to share.
Or, even worse, ask them to give feedback to others.
That discomfort?
Research shows both givers and receivers experience it alike.
No wonder we're obsessed with making feedback comfortable. Like searching for frameworks that promise to take the edge off – or to make tough conversations easy.
But what if we’re solving the wrong problem?
We don’t need to overcome feedback discomfort: That knot in your stomach is exactly what you need.
Explore this week’s newsletter:
My latest article → Your Team Is Afraid of Feedback? Think Again
Practical tips to build a culture of feedback
Inspiring reads and tools to help your team practice feedback
Stay fearless, my friend.
Gustavo
Missed This?
→ How to Build a Culture of Feedback That Actually Works
Ask Your Team This
On a scale of 1-10, how comfortable do you feel giving feedback to peers? What would help move that number up by just one point?
⚠️ Try It Today
Replace certainty with curiosity.
Prescriptive advice often generates resistance – reframe it as a question starting with "What if...?"
Instead of: "Your presentation is too detailed," try: "What if you focus on the top three takeaways?"
Rather than "You should other departments more," try "What if we invite other departments during the planning phase?"
🍦 Feed Your Curiosity
Overcoming your fear of giving tough feedback
How to create a culture of radical candor at work
How to build a feedback culture in your engineering team
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I like the idea of using “What if…” to share feedback. It keeps it from being a directive or criticism. I will definitely try this out. Thanks!