The following is a short book preview (with 11 guidelines for constructive feedback) contributed by the Ohio State University Leadership Center.

The Power of Feedback
Manuel London, New York: Routledge Publishers (2014)

• “Don’t blame people for negative outcomes.
• Don’t compare people.
• Focus on behaviors, not personal characteristics.
• Attribute good performance to internal causes.
• Recognize when a team should be praised.
• Be specific about ways to improve performance.
• Allow a controlled expression of feelings.
• Increase goal clarity.
• Challenge the recipient to do better.
• Increase the recipient’s sense of independence and self-control.
• Encourage and reinforce a can-do attitude (p. 8).”

The Power of Feedback is available from the OSU Leadership Center.

Learn how the Ohio State University Leadership Center is inspiring others to take a leadership role that empowers the world at the OSU Leadership Center website.

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On August 14, 2017
By Jim Canterucci
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