Guide For Constructive Feedback

1. Create a constructive context  –  “Are you open to feedback/coaching?”
2. Describe their behavior – “When you …”
3. Share your feelings – “I feel …”
4. Identify thoughts, beliefs – “I think …”
5. Pause for discussion – listening; paraphrasing; Make sure the receiver is “with you”
6. Describe your behavior – “What I do in response is …”
7. Share intent or what you want – “I would like …”
8. Explore impacts – “What is the impact?”

Source: LIOS Handout, Developing Your Self: Learning to Learn From Experience; p26

cf.: Feedback – Behavioral Specific vs. Judgments

cf.: Reframing What Feedback Means