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Feedback/Appraisals Follow-upKaz 29 Dec 2003 11:25
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Giving and Receiving Feedback- AppraisalsKaz 24 Dec 2003 01:42
 
Feedback/Appraisals Follow-up — Kaz — Monday, December 29, 2003

Dear Sue I find giving daily/ regular feedback to someone whilst they are doing a task far more relevant, everyone is in touch with their feelings how they felt and thought about what someone else has just done. Therefore constructive feedback and open conversations are more likely. The appraisals which are conducted by a manager with a team member done twice a year if that are the ones which I find difficult and uncomfortable to do. I sit down beforehand and try to think what I think are this persons strengths and weaknesses. Then work out how to put into relevant catagories, ie teamwork etc. Then I have to arange a time to sit down with the person which could be a few days or a week later, by then I have lost the jist and motivation. Therefore avoid completion. It feels to much like being a child a school and having a school report completed. I find formal situation uncomfortable. thanks for your previous reply.

Hoping you had a nice Christmas!!

Regards Kaz

 
 
Sue's Answer

Dear Kaz,

I agree with you that is very different to sit down separately and much less alive. For me NLP is about being real time and being able to give and receive feedback in the moment and if appropriate coach using that information. And that is entirely relevant to appraising. Have you thought about doing it with the person at the time of the appraisal meeting and exploring there and then - you clearly have this skill on a day by day basis - what would be different is the time frame and what you do with the information once you have agreed the strengths and areas for improvement. The advantage of that longer meeting is that you can then move into a coaching session. What do you think?

Warm regards and Bonne Annee as they say here in France where we are spending our New Year.

Sue Knight