Giving and receiving feedback is an essential ingredient for the long-term success of any organization… or any relationship for that matter. What is employee feedback? And why is it important? Employee feedback is any information exchanged by employees (formally or informally) regarding their performance, skills, or ability to work within a team. Positive and negative feedback is important because it helps break bad habits, reinforces positive behavior, and enables teams to work more effectively toward their goals. Whatever your role in your company, at some point you’re going to have to give feedback. In my experience, giving praise is easy because everyone loves a nice compliment. Constructive criticism, on the other hand, is much harder to deliver… and can be just as challenging to hear. Following are a few strategies that I learned in my career path for giving effective, actionable employee feedback. 1. Give timely feedback Don’t wait weeks or even months to pull someone up after a...