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Dan's walking and thinking about the one leadership behavior that fewer than half of managers actually do consistently: giving real feedback. Not vague encouragement. Not quarterly check-the-box conversations. Specific, direct, in-the-moment feedback that people can act on the same day.

This episode is for leaders who want to be the kind of manager people credit years later for changing the trajectory of their career. Dan shares the feedback that did exactly that for him, and breaks down the exact framework behind it.

00:00 Intro: why feedback separates good leaders from great ones

00:56 Fewer than 50% give feedback (even monthly)

01:21 The feedback Dan got almost a decade ago that sent him straight to an executive coach

02:46 Why specificity is the difference between useful and useless

03:38 How to make feedback measurable with a real example

04:04 Why in-the-moment feedback beats scheduled feedback almost every time

04:24 The proactive approach: observing your reps in action and giving feedback right then

05:05 Do you actually care about the person you're giving feedback to?

05:26 What real friendship and real leadership have in common when it comes to hard truths

Specific. In the moment. From someone who gives a damn. That's the feedback that changes careers.

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