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July 10, 2024 22 mins

A leader and her coach discuss a three-step model for turning upward feedback into a learning conversation that might allow the boss to hear the message. 

This month’s coaching conversation explores whether feedback should be given upwards in the first place. If so, are there ways to deliver the feedback effectively? 


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In the commentary, Tom tells a story about the Marshmallow Test being debunked. Here’s the column he mentions.


This episode is tagged in the library in three categories:

Communication Skills

Feedback

Managing Up


Five related episodes you might listen to are:

74 Dealing with Emotional Responses

14 Delivering Tough Feedback

32 Giving Powerful Feedback

118 Perception is Reality

99 The Disruptive Executive – Part One


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