Episode 13: Feedback that Fuels Growth: Tailoring Your Approach for Maximum Impact

Episode 13

Feedback that Fuels Growth: Tailoring Your Approach for Maximum Impact

Episode Summary

Effective feedback can be a game-changer for growth, but tailoring it to fit each team member’s unique style is key. Learn how to give feedback that resonates by understanding different personality types, creating a safe space for improvement, and transforming critiques into actionable insights. This episode explores practical steps to make your feedback meaningful and impactful.

Key Points:

• Tailor Feedback to Personality: Recognize that people respond differently to feedback; adjusting your approach based on personality styles (like DISC) makes feedback more effective.

• Make Feedback Specific and Actionable: Clear, behavior-focused feedback that includes specific examples and next steps helps people know exactly how to improve.

• Create a Safe Feedback Culture: Foster an environment where feedback is seen as a tool for growth, encouraging open-mindedness and reducing the fear of criticism.

Resources

• Blog Posts:

  • Common Leadership Mistakes

  • Mastering Effective Feedback: Strategies for Success

  • The Hidden Key to Thriving Teams: How Trust Unlocks Team Potential

  • Do You Get Other People?

  • Resource Page

• Videos:

  • An Overview of DISC

• Free Leadership Toolbox

• Resource Page

• DISC Information Page

Related Episodes

• Unlocking Communication: An Overview of the DISC Model

• Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Using DISC to Strengthen Your Leadership Approach

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About Jacquie:

Jacquie is the founder of Leadership and Life by Kayric Inc, where she blends the best of teaching, leadership, and the occasional The West Wing reference to help non-profits and small business build strong leaders and healthy teams. Utilizing DISC and The Five Behaviours of a Cohesive team, combined with teaching knowledge and experience, Jacquie strives to empower leaders with the skills no one taught them and to create teams who want to work together.

Formerly a junior high teacher (who loves teenagers), Jacquie brings a decade of classroom wisdom, ten years corporate training experience, a growth mindset, and a sprinkle of mild rebellion to her dynamic approach.

In her free time, Jacquie channels her passion for community improvement by volunteering with school councils, serving on non-profit boards, and generally finding ways to make her corner of the world a better place. You can also find her on the side of a soccer pitch, at Remedy Café or in her scrapbook room.

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