Most people find feedback difficult. That's because it's a skill we need to practice and sadly we don't practice it enough. We know in our core that we need feedback and that nothing good ever comes out of not giving feedback to others, when it's needed.

How do we tackle this conundrum? Well, it's like any skill, we have to practice it and do it regularly and it gets easier and easier.

There are key elements to make it easier for you to give and to help it to be received in a better way. There are many theories out there around feedback, but in the end it's pretty simple what makes a good feedback.

• Be timely (don't leave it too long to say).
• Speak from your perspective, not someone else's.
• The context of the situation.
• Explain what you observed.
• Describe the impact that it had.
• Suggest some ways they could improve for next time.
• Then be open to hearing the other persons perspective on what you told them.

So essentially be humble, honest, clear and open. If you practice these things people will always want to hear your perspective and maybe you will benefit from their perspective too.

If we can do this in a timely fashion then we can learn quickly and it's amazing how much better the atmosphere will get if we're all open to giving and receiving feedback. The team will be able to accomplish anything.

Some great reading, and probably the best book about feedback is Radical Candour by Kim Scott. It's often misused by people thinking they are being "Radically Candid" but instead are just being rude. But the book is seriously good and essentially it's a simple message challenge directly and care personally.