Primary Goals

Guide For Constructive Feedback

  1. Create a constructive context  -  “Are you open to feedback/coaching?”
  2. Describe their behavior - “When you …”
  3. Share your feelings - “I feel …”
  4. Identify thoughts, beliefs - “I think …”
  5. Pause for discussion - listening; paraphrasing; Make sure the receiver is “with you”
  6. Describe your behavior - “What I do in response is …”
  7. Share intent or what you want - “I would like …”
  8. Explore impacts - “What is the impact?”

Source: LIOS Handout, Developing Your Self: Learning to Learn From Experience; p26


cf.: Feedback - Behavioral Specific vs. Judgments

cf.: Reframing What Feedback Means