Please stop using the Feedback Sandwich

Cohn, A. (2017, June 23). Please Stop Using The Feedback Sandwich. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisacohn/2017/06/20/please-stop-using-the-feedback-sandwich/?sh=1c25065c7945
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisacohn/2017/06/20/please-stop-using-the-feedback-sandwich/?sh=1c25065c7945

"Among my pet peeves from the conventional wisdom playbook about management, the “feedback sandwich” is at the top of the list. (...) The problem is that this model is deeply flawed. The formula is so obvious that after you use it with your employees once or twice they can see it coming. Therefore you end up training your people to hear any compliment as “Uh oh, what did I do this time?” This breeds lack of trust and cynicism (...)"

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