Providing feedback - tools & techniques
Giving feedback is one of the most important skills for a mentor, leader, or anyone who supports the development of others. Constructive feedback can inspire, motivate, and build engagement, but poorly delivered, it can discourage or undermine self-confidence. Therefore, it's crucial that feedback is specific, empathetic, and focused on development, not judgment. A well-conducted conversation about results and progress becomes a moment of authentic learning and building a relationship based on trust.
In this category, you'll find mentoring and coaching techniques that help deliver feedback effectively and supportively. These include proven models for constructing feedback, as well as tools that help choose the tone, timing, and form of the conversation. These techniques help mentors and leaders strengthen their mentees' potential, and mentoring program participants develop faster and more consciously.
You can read about how to build an effective communication process and create conditions for open dialogue in the article "Principles of good mentoring - how to conduct an effective mentoring process" . It is also worth taking a look at the text "How and what to talk about with a mentor" , which shows how to conduct development conversations in a constructive and collaborative manner.
The following techniques will help you provide feedback in a way that inspires action, strengthens the relationship, and builds a culture of openness. By applying them in practice, you will make feedback not only an assessment tool, but above all an impulse for development and cooperation.