This lands. Feedforward is useful when it supports the conversation owed — not when it replaces it.
🥬 Small piece of celery: when leaders avoid the specific hard conversation, they don’t eliminate the discomfort. They transfer it. The receiver pays by decoding, second-guessing, and trying to learn from fog.
The hummus, if we’re willing to reach for it: name the specific event cleanly, separate judgment from dignity, then use feedforward to build the next move.
Clarity is kindness only when it actually arrives. And once it arrives, it earns its keep and then some.
Picture this: Leadership Training. Multiple people in the room near shaking during the classic ‘difficult conversations’ segment.
“I just, just can't imagine having that talk with my staff”.
Welp then, here's your rude awakening - you're not a leader.
Yes! You don’t just get to pick which parts of leadership you want to do 😂
😂😂 Agreed! Someone should tell them…
This was a great read, appreciate you sharing it
Thank you! 🤩
This lands. Feedforward is useful when it supports the conversation owed — not when it replaces it.
🥬 Small piece of celery: when leaders avoid the specific hard conversation, they don’t eliminate the discomfort. They transfer it. The receiver pays by decoding, second-guessing, and trying to learn from fog.
The hummus, if we’re willing to reach for it: name the specific event cleanly, separate judgment from dignity, then use feedforward to build the next move.
Clarity is kindness only when it actually arrives. And once it arrives, it earns its keep and then some.
Glad to hear that, Tony! And yes, I completely agree. Pretend feedback leaves people with even more self doubt.