Excerpted from the Executive Report: 47 Ways to Deliver Effective Feedback.
Negative feedback - for obvious reasons - can be tricky. If you learn of a situation and realize you have to reprimand an employee, the key is to wait until you're ready. That means: Get your emotions under control and carefully plan what you're going to say.
You don't want to wait too long from the time the event occurred. Just like positive feedback, you want the situation fresh in everyone's mind. But sometimes it's best for everyone if you wait a few hours - or even until the following day - to deliver negative feedback.
Ask yourself, "Am I able to deliver this feedback in a calm and objective manner?"
If the answer is "yes," go for it.
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One of the keys to being a successful manager is giving feedback to employees. For additional help, read the Executive Report: 47 Ways to Deliver Effective Feedback.
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