How to get useful feedback
A question that leads to practical ideas
Feedback is incredibly useful. Knowing what’s working and what isn’t can help us improve.
Unfortunately, it’s often challenging to coax out useful feedback, particularly if you’re doing a good job. Your boss, clients, and direct reports are no doubt dealing with far less productive and effective people, and thus any feedback is likely to be of the “you’re doing great!” variety.
So here’s a question to ask that might generate something more constructive:
