I don't like the Sandwich technique feedback, Jorge Ferreiro

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about giving and receiving feedback in a work environment. A common technique for providing feedback is using the Sandwich technique, but I don’t really like it. In this post I’m sharing my

I enjoy a definition from this paper: “inserts criticism between two positive remarks”. I understand why managers and Individual contributors may like it. As a manager, it’s easy to start a conversation with positive rem

I value clear and direct communication when it comes to work relationships. I assume that part of my job is making mistakes and acting on them, so it should not be dramatic to talk about things that don’t work out or hig

I’ve been using this alternative approach to provide feedback for almost two years. It came out of a conversation with Nick Popoff on a 1:1. Nick suggested that it is more effective to focus your feedback on facts, rathe