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August 6, 2024 13 mins

What strategies can be used to navigate a potentially difficult feedback conversation with your boss? How can you effectively communicate without risking your relationship or your job? 

 

In this episode of The Career Rx we’ll discuss: 

  • Establish a foundation that will support challenging conversations 
  • Focusing on facts, data, and the impact on business deliverables 
  • How to make a specific request for change and propose a follow-up 

 

This podcast episode focuses on adapting a four-step feedback formula and expresses the importance of effective feedback delivery, even when the recipient is a colleague or superior. 

By following this adjusted formula, listeners can approach challenging feedback conversations with confidence and increase the likelihood of positive outcomes. 

 

In this Episode:  

[4:52] How to get permission to say the hard stuff to your boss 
[8:10] Include your feelings, but emphasize impact on the work 
[10:13] How to end the conversation, and how to follow up with accountability 

 

Links and Resources:  

Industry Insider - 12 hours of CME, learn exactly how to land a rewarding nonclinical career without a new degree, special connections, prior experience, or a pay cut 

Episode #122 - Four Step Formula for Giving Difficult Feedback 

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