The Sandwich Feedback Method softens criticism by placing it between two positive remarks, making it easier to accept Focusing on behaviors rather than personal traits helps employees improve without ...

It may be one of the most popular approaches to delivering difficult feedback, but in many cases the “sh*t sandwich” feedback model is just that – sh*t. What is the sandwich approach? It’s sandwiching ...

Brandeis University Professor (and one of my esteemed connections) Andy Molinsky published an article on Sunday entitled, “Reinventing the Feedback Sandwich–5 Different Ways.” It’s an interesting read ...

A quality feedback, strategically raised, helps to develop better relationships, involvement, commitment and development of responsibility to raise performance levels. The vast majority of team and ...

As VC Ben Horowitz has pointed out giving negative feedback is one of the most unnatural things managers have to learn to do. We’re socialized to be nice–how many times did you mom tell you, “If you ...

The “sandwich” method of feedback, where you squish criticism between compliments to smooth it over, is played out and everyone knows it. Most of us cringe when we hear someone suggest it, and even ...

Great feedback results in improved performance without straining the relationship between feedback provider and recipient. Indeed, masterful feedback can strengthen the interpersonal relationship. In ...