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When providing feedback, especially the negative one, it is important to give it. But how to pass the feedback so that the employee or colleague takes it to heart, makes the necessary changes and at the same time it does not affect him?
Always criticize with the intention of helping the other person and move him on. Others can feel it and will hear your view of their work performance or behavior sooner.
If you are too general, the staff may not be clear what you are trying to tell him. Therefore, always state the specific case where you noticed the thing, ideally one that happened recently.
If you have more negative things at heart that you want to talk to about the person, divide them into individual conversations. A sudden surge of criticism on a wider scale could seriously demotivate or mentally unnecessarily trample employees. Therefore, always prepare some praise with each critic. The employee will see that this is a constructive and objective criticism and it is not just your desire to drop him. Also, think about whether all the problems you want to talk about do not stem from one particular problem. This will save you and your employees further unpleasant conversations and you will be able to focus on the real cause.
Feedback should not be too personal. You deal with the employee's performance and behavior, not his personality as such. Therefore, build your feedback so that you talk about specific situations, not a person's personality.
Always leave the feedback to a day when you and the employee are not too busy and stressed. You could sound different than you would like, and the employee could find it harder than on a normal day. But even more important is privacy. Always pass the feedback between the 4 eyes.
Feedback should result in dialogue. The employee must be given the opportunity to comment on feedback, to present their opinion on the matter, or the cause of a certain behavior or management. The interview should end with a solution proposal that you agree on together.
Over time, watch to see if feedback has changed for the better. If so, take the time to let employees know and praise him for it.