Feedback on your feedback

It's useful to know how your team feel about your feedback and intervention in their decision making. What do they think you could do better?

Ask your team, “do you think you get the right balance of support and challenge from me?”, or “how could I improve the feedback I give you?”

Newer team members may be reluctant to answer this one: encourage openness by sharing examples of what you’ve learned, and how you’ve changed, from when you’ve asked people this question before.

Don’t force the issue - you can always ask again in a month or two if someone doesn’t want to share today.

When to take this action

This action is from 'Overruled' and should be used when your team is making an important decision, when you're making all the decisions

Need something else?

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Are you always the decider?

Don't let your personal relationships colour your decision making: use data to keep yourself honest.

Track your decisions

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Keep your HIPPO in check

Hippos are dangerous in the wild and in the workplace. Keep yours in check by exploring decisions before you overrule them.

Be inquisitive

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Override the overrides

Is your boss constantly overriding your decisions? Don't just accept it: find out why they're doing it, and how you can make it stop.

Deal with the decider

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Challenge your decisions

Structured critique of your own decisions is useful too. Make sure you're getting it

Invite interrogation

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