By Deidre Paknad, Workboard
If you lead a team, coaching people and giving regular feedback—positive and constructive—is part of the job. Prioritizing one-on-ones and doing the “soft stuff” that builds morale, culture, and people are strategic elements of leadership.
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If you hesitate to give feedback for fear of being the “bad guy,” here’s something you should know; 57% of employees prefer corrective feedback and 72% say their performance would improve with more feedback (Source: Harvard Business Review). It’s a disservice to withhold information from them that informs your view of their performance. Put your people’s success in front of the need to be liked.
Put people at the top of your priority list and elevate your one-on-ones with these five topics.
Deidre Paknad is CEO and cofounder of Workboard. She shapes its product strategy, customer engagement model, and thought leadership efforts. With decades of experience leading enterprise and startup teams on strategic pursuits, Deidre is passionate about providing tools and insights that help leaders engage their teams in great achievement.