Tag: Feedback

Marcus had been working for months on a project that culminated in a presentation to Senior Executives. He asked his leader to provide him with some feedback. At the end of the presentation, Marcus’ leader did have two pieces of feedback for him. One, his font size was too small on his presentation slides, and two, he did a “really nice job.” While Marcus was happy to hear that he had done “a nice job” it still left him wondering—what about his presentation was “nice” and what could he do better in the future.

Leadership at its essence is about relationships.  To lead you must have people who are willing to follow. Followers may choose to follow a leader because of the leader’s title or position, but followership solely from formal authority is often short lived.  Leaders who struggle to connect with employees will often rely on “because I…
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