by Esther Derby | Sep 24, 2024 | Collaboration & Teams
So you’ve prepared yourself for a feedback meeting, now what? Make sure it is a good time for both of you. Then, make sure you avoid this common feedback mistake! Don’t sell past the close! Remember what you planned to say and be prepared to adjust....
by Esther Derby | Sep 24, 2024 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management
When a manager or colleague offers vague feedback and labels, they still expect you to do something about it. However, a label doesn’t really provide information on what you might do differently. In this video, I’ll teach you what to do to unearth the...
by Esther Derby | Sep 24, 2024 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management
Do you dread offering feedback at work? If you’re a leader or a manager feedback is part of your job. And if you work (or live) with other humans, sooner or later you’ll need to have a feedback conversation. I’ll share how to prepare to offer...
by Esther Derby | May 10, 2017 | Collaboration & Teams
In an online forum, someone declared that feedback between peers must be anonymous. He asserted people won’t be honest without anonymity. However, I have found it is possible to be honest and not anonymous. Further, anonymous feedback backfires in number of... by Esther Derby | Feb 15, 2011 | Collaboration & Teams
One of the traps people fall into on teams is withholding information –feedback– that’s critical for the team to function. Sometimes the information is about friction between team members. When team members don’t have a way to talk about small...