Feedback without Fallout: Critique the Behavior Not the Being
You give feedback with the best intentions—but it lands wrong. Your teammate shuts down. Your co-founder changes the subject. Your manager stops asking for your perspective.
When feedback is misread as judgment, even great teams break down. In this post, I break down the 3 essentials that make feedback land with clarity and compassion—so you can build trust, not tension. Whether you're managing, leading, or partnering, this is how you stay honest and connected.
Functional Feedback Frame
Human beings are often not explicit about their positive intentions for others (and themselves). When our intentions are ambiguous, then others are left to their own devices to extrapolate what we mean using their personal biases, historical experiences, and internal stories.