Most Feedback Fails Because Managers Avoid Standards
Most feedback fails because managers try to correct behavior without defining the standard. When standards are vague, teams learn to please the manager instead of defending the work.
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Most feedback fails because managers try to correct behavior without defining the standard. When standards are vague, teams learn to please the manager instead of defending the work.
A company’s culture is not best understood by reading its values. It is revealed by watching what the organization allows, rewards, ignores, and repeats.