{"id":10588,"date":"2025-04-01T21:16:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itdworld.com\/blog\/?p=10588"},"modified":"2026-03-07T01:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T17:43:29","slug":"mistakes-leaders-make-when-giving-feedback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itdworld.com\/blog\/leadership\/mistakes-leaders-make-when-giving-feedback\/","title":{"rendered":"Mistakes Leaders Make When Giving Feedback\u2014and Better Ways to Communicate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Feedback conversations go sideways all the time, and when they do, people just stop caring about their work. We’ve watched it happen over and over. A manager tries to help someone improve, but the person walks away feeling terrible instead of motivated.<\/p>\r\n

Most leaders<\/a> genuinely want their people to succeed, but nobody taught them how to have these conversations properly. Bad feedback doesn’t just hurt someone’s feelings for a day.<\/p>\r\n

It breaks down trust, kills motivation, and makes people scared to take risks or try new things. The crazy part is that your team actually wants feedback from you. They want to know how they’re doing and where they can get better. They just don’t want to feel attacked when you give it to them.<\/p>\r\n

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