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How New Managers Handle Feedback Without Breaking Trust
New managers often treat feedback as a performance review, creating distance and defensiveness. This episode explores the 'feedback loop' versus the 'correction moment,' using a specific case of a tech lead who shifted from quarterly reviews to weekly thirty-minute calibration sessions. We discuss how to deliver corrective feedback without triggering ego, the importance of separating behavior from identity, and why asking for permission before critiquing changes the entire dynamic. If you've recently moved into a management role, this is the practical framework for…
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