by M-Tracker | Nov 1, 2026 | Feedback and reviews
Feedback and reviews · 2 min readFeedback splits two ways. By direction: positive, which says what to keep doing, and corrective, which says what to change. By setting: formal, which is scheduled and written, like a review, and informal, which happens in...
by M-Tracker | Nov 1, 2026 | Feedback and reviews
Feedback and reviews · 3 min readThree techniques do most of the work. What-why-do: say what happened, why it matters, what to do next. Ask-first: ask the person how they think it went before you say anything. Compare-with-the-brief: put the finished work...
by M-Tracker | Nov 1, 2026 | Feedback and reviews
Feedback and reviews · 2 min readWithin a day of the work. About the work, not the person. In private for anything corrective. In three sentences: what happened, why it matters, what to do next. Then stop and listen. Professional feedback is not softer or...
by M-Tracker | Nov 1, 2026 | Feedback and reviews
Feedback and reviews · 3 min readNegative feedback is fine when it is about the work and ends with a next step. It fails when it is about the person. "You're careless" is a negative comment. "Page two has last quarter's numbers; check against the sheet...
by M-Tracker | Nov 1, 2026 | Feedback and reviews
Feedback and reviews · 2 min readAvoid "you always" and "you never," anything about personality or attitude, "you should have known," the compliment sandwich, "some people have said," "no offense, but," comparisons with coworkers, and feedback with no...
