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Ep 7 - Want to build a high performing team? You need to master feedback
In this episode of Lead the Room, Lyndsey and Briony explore why feedback often fails and how leaders can turn it into a powerful tool for team growth. Despite being essential, feedback is frequently avoided or delivered poorly, leaving leaders and teams frustrated. The hosts share practical, research-backed strategies to normalize feedback and make it part of your weekly leadership practice.
Make Feedback Routine
Normalize weekly feedback to build a culture of openness and trust.
Lead by example: ask your team for feedback to model the behavior you want to see.
Be Specific with Positive Feedback
Skip generic praise. Highlight specific behaviors and their impact to motivate your team and encourage repeat performance.
Deliver Constructive Feedback Effectively
Reframe feedback by explaining why it’s being given and focus on collaboration.
Be clear about the action, its impact, and explore solutions together.
Key Takeaways:Lyndsey shares how honest, in-the-moment feedback shaped her career, while Briony explains how to navigate challenges like low self-awareness in team members. Drawing on insights from Adam Grant and Kim Scott (Radical Candor), this episode is packed with actionable tips for leaders looking to drive performance through impactful feedback.
We know feedback is something leaders know they need to do but struggle to know *how* to do, so we've created a guide with a step by step guide to mastering feedback as a leader and creating a team that know how to do it too. Get it here.
Rate and review the podcast and send a screenshot to [email protected] to get your FREE 90 day leadership refresh as a thank you. And visit our website for our podcast reflection sheet.
Want to learn more with us and keep building your leadership skills to build your amazing team that does amazing things? Check out our leadership challenges here.
We love hearing how you’re putting the podcast into practice as you build your own leadership playbook. Send us an email to [email protected] - we read every one.
Get our free guides on planning your week with intention, 1-2-1s and knowing your values. And if you want to learn more with us, we’ve got some game -changing products on mastering feedback, tackling team drama and empowering your team.
https://pensight.com/x/leadtheroom
Follow us on instagram for daily tips and to send us your feedback on today’s episode
https://www.instagram.com/leadtheroomcoaching/
Check out our blog for show notes and a full transcript
https://www.leadtheroom.co.uk/podcast
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By Lead The RoomIn this episode of Lead the Room, Lyndsey and Briony explore why feedback often fails and how leaders can turn it into a powerful tool for team growth. Despite being essential, feedback is frequently avoided or delivered poorly, leaving leaders and teams frustrated. The hosts share practical, research-backed strategies to normalize feedback and make it part of your weekly leadership practice.
Make Feedback Routine
Normalize weekly feedback to build a culture of openness and trust.
Lead by example: ask your team for feedback to model the behavior you want to see.
Be Specific with Positive Feedback
Skip generic praise. Highlight specific behaviors and their impact to motivate your team and encourage repeat performance.
Deliver Constructive Feedback Effectively
Reframe feedback by explaining why it’s being given and focus on collaboration.
Be clear about the action, its impact, and explore solutions together.
Key Takeaways:Lyndsey shares how honest, in-the-moment feedback shaped her career, while Briony explains how to navigate challenges like low self-awareness in team members. Drawing on insights from Adam Grant and Kim Scott (Radical Candor), this episode is packed with actionable tips for leaders looking to drive performance through impactful feedback.
We know feedback is something leaders know they need to do but struggle to know *how* to do, so we've created a guide with a step by step guide to mastering feedback as a leader and creating a team that know how to do it too. Get it here.
Rate and review the podcast and send a screenshot to [email protected] to get your FREE 90 day leadership refresh as a thank you. And visit our website for our podcast reflection sheet.
Want to learn more with us and keep building your leadership skills to build your amazing team that does amazing things? Check out our leadership challenges here.
We love hearing how you’re putting the podcast into practice as you build your own leadership playbook. Send us an email to [email protected] - we read every one.
Get our free guides on planning your week with intention, 1-2-1s and knowing your values. And if you want to learn more with us, we’ve got some game -changing products on mastering feedback, tackling team drama and empowering your team.
https://pensight.com/x/leadtheroom
Follow us on instagram for daily tips and to send us your feedback on today’s episode
https://www.instagram.com/leadtheroomcoaching/
Check out our blog for show notes and a full transcript
https://www.leadtheroom.co.uk/podcast