Feel Good About Giving Difficult Feedback

The secret to feeling good about giving feedback is doing it well! When it is time to look another human being in the eye to deliver constructive criticism, otherwise competent managers become paralyzed. Unable to move through their own discomfort, managers avoid giving feedback, they rush through it, or, worse, they behave passive aggressively, expecting their employees to pick up on hints and attitude. But quality feedback is vital as it cultivates employee agency, job satisfaction, and ultimately drives your organization forward. Furthermore, it is necessary for professional development and career advancement. That means that when you withhold feedback from someone, you are hurting their career and earnings.

“Our discomfort with giving feedback isn’t more important than someone else’s right to receive it.” - Realization from a class participant.

This session is for those who value their employees but recognize they are not giving them the timely, compassionate, and constructive feedback they need. At this session you will learn a simple formula to use when navigating feedback conversations and watch an interactive demonstration on giving difficult feedback.

Participants will:

  • In small group conversations while reflecting on their own experiences with delivering difficult feedback, they will identify impediments to providing constructive feedback and brainstorm what is possible when quality feedback is delivered well.
  • Learn a simple, but effective formula for giving constructive feedback.
  • Compare and contrast how their current way of delivering feedback differs from the interactive model they witnessed during the workshop.
Registration Form
Center-Hosted Event
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Virtual
Cost:
Members: Included in Membership
Non-Members: $35
Presenter:
Sarah Brown, Founder and CEO, Into Right Relationship
Event Contact:
North Carolina Center for Nonprofits

About the Presenter: 

Sarah Brown is the founder and CEO of Into Right Relationship (IRR), a management training and coaching firm that helps Executives, Managers, and Leaders learn how to manage themselves and others with a more human (and effective) approach. Before founding IRR, she served as the Deputy Director of OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling, a financial services nonprofit in Western NC. Sarah has over 20 years' experience cultivating direct and authentic workplace dialogue, delivering a diverse portfolio of training programs, and building stellar teams. Her work is founded on one principle: when you relate to your staff human to human they stay longer, work harder, and innovate more creatively.