tl;dr:(1) Make it insanely easy for your manager to give you feedback i.e. ask for specific prompts. (2) The word “feedback” might feel loaded. Ask what to do differently and what worked well e.g. “What’s missing? Could you mark which parts of this memo are confusing?” (3) Give them permission to rip your work apart and encourage them to be direct
tl;dr:(1) Make it insanely easy for your manager to give you feedback i.e. ask for specific prompts. (2) The word “feedback” might feel loaded. Ask what to do differently and what worked well e.g. “What’s missing? Could you mark which parts of this memo are confusing?” (3) Give them permission to rip your work apart and encourage them to be direct
tl;dr:“Super Specific Feedback is extremely concrete feedback primarily on work output. The goal is to strengthen the work product to get it closer to ship ready, and to help the feedback recipient improve their craft and judgment over time.” Wes provides 16 ways to give actionable feedback, starting with: (1) Get “permission” and sell why getting lots of feedback benefits them. (2) Explain the “why.” (3) Avoid the shit sandwich i.e. be intellectually honest and direct, and support it with evidence. (4) Share positive feedback so they know what to continue doing. (5) Aim to be tactical, actionable, concrete, and specific.