Tag: feedback

S.P.R.O.U.T.S. for managing conflict

  This time of the year can be stressful with all the planning, shopping, and social obligations. It can lead to people being more irritable and prone to conflict. So, I thought I’d share my latest FOOD topic to help manage these situations. S.P.R.O.U.T.S.! And whether you love them or hate them, they’re perfect for…
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Day 8 of F.O.O.D. – Using the TEAPOT to help give better feedback

It’s day 8 of my Advent Calendar and today I’m going to be sharing my TEAPOT technique as a way of being able to provide better feedback. I meet so many people who find it hard to give feedback because they’re too worried how the other person is going to react.  When you use my…
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Take it in the way it’s intended!

Have you ever fallen in love with a project and become sooooo close to it that you don’t see some glaring opportunities for improvement?  Others can see it but you can’t.  You’ve locked into the project so much that you’ve locked out everything else and it’s created a kind of blind-spot for you! Recently I’ve…
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Do people trust you?

Have you ever found yourself sugar coating some news or perhaps not even saying it at all because you’ve been afraid of the consequences of sharing?  I know I have.  All those thoughts of ‘how will the other person react?’, ‘how will it impact me?’, ‘will they still value/love me for who I am?’ and…
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F is for Fear Culture

This month we are looking at F is for Fear Culture and I thought we’d also touch on Feedback too – as I don’t think one can exist whilst the other is present.  I also felt that it follows on nicely from my last newsletter as a fear culture in an organisation is often caused…
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