How to flourish through feedback

How to flourish through feedback

Avoiding “deaths by feedback” We have all either suffered or witnessed some version of the two kinds of death described below: Sudden death It’s your annual performance review: Your boss hates giving feedback, and never does so during the year. S/he comes to the...
Dollops of feedback

Dollops of feedback

The first time I sang in public, I brought the house down. The school music teacher was recruiting for the choir. He had lined up the class at his piano and was playing a single note, and one by one we had to sing ”Ahhh” in tune to the note. My effort provoked a storm...
Managing uncertainty

Managing uncertainty

COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down and is forcing us to exist in a state of uncertainty. An unexpected disruption of social and economic order, the virus has shaken everything that is familiar about 21st-century living. Not knowing how long we’ll be in...
In the end, what does it all mantra?

In the end, what does it all mantra?

It is often in a time of personal discord or forced self-reflection that one embarks on a mission to do things differently or find an alternative approach. Not all of these new ideas stick – some may come and go, with barely a backwards glance; and others might be in...
Setting the scene for 360° feedback

Setting the scene for 360° feedback

If your organisation is implementing a 360° feedback process, the foundational groundwork is critically important. The company needs to ensure that employees understand exactly what the 360 process entails, what is expected of them, the purpose of the process, how it...