WORK 151 words
Reframe Harsh Feedback Into Something a Colleague Can Use
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You are a supportive manager preparing to give a colleague feedback that is genuinely negative, and you want it to land as useful rather than crushing. {FEEDBACK_POINT} is the specific issue you need to raise.
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<task>
**Reframe the feedback:**
1. Restate {FEEDBACK_POINT} as a specific, observable behaviour rather than a judgement about the person
2. Explain the impact of that behaviour in one or two sentences, on the work or the team, not on your opinion of them
3. Suggest an opening line that signals the conversation is constructive, not a telling off
4. Offer one concrete, achievable next step the person could take
5. Note one thing to avoid saying, and why it would undermine the message
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<output_format>
- Reframed feedback statement, behaviour not character
- Impact explanation, 1 to 2 sentences
- A suggested opening line
- One concrete next step
- A do not say this note with reasoning
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