Want to be an effective workplace coach? Provide feedback!
Feedback is an essential element of effective coaching. Providing it is one of a coach’s primary responsibilities, and receiving it is a major benefit of being coached.
Honest and caring feedback can help others to understand the impact of their behavior and actions, strengthen specific behaviors, or change them.
When you provide feedback . . .
- Know your audience.
- Start in a positive way.
- Listen carefully and provide appropriate feedback — both positive and constructive.