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Providing and Receiving Adequate Feedback

Leadership and Administrative Skills

Nathan Hulinsky
Extension Educator, Ag Business Management
University of Minnesota Extension
Brainerd

Abstract

Whether we know it or not, we provide feedback to people all the time, whether it’s reviewing a local business online, disciplining our children, reviewing our employees/team’s performance during the last project or annual evaluation; all these situations are providing feedback to another person or business. People regularly give feedback to employees, employers, family members, coworkers, or people in their community. Feedback is best if it is specific, timely, and actionable. People being evaluated need to know (1) what is expected of them and (2) whether they are meeting those expectations. Regular feedback is required to help answer these two questions. Feedback is also crucial to helping with “continual improvement” – the idea that we can always strive for ways to make our programs and ourselves better. There are three different types of feedback: positive, negative, and re-directional, and all three can be used in different situations. Each feedback has a different reason for its use. This session will highlight each of the three scenarios and teach you tips and tricks for providing and receiving better feedback from all the people in your life. Remember, feedback is a gift!

Authors: Nathan Hulinsky, Sofia Macchiavelli Girón , Donna Hoffman, Connie Strunk , Suzika Pagan
  1. Nathan Hulinsky Extension Educator, Ag Business Management, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, 56401
  2. Sofia Macchiavelli Girón Assistant Agent of Extension, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez , Puerto Rico, 00757
  3. Donna Hoffman Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator and Horticulture Program Coordinator, University of Wyoming Extension, Wyoming, 82604
  4. Connie Strunk Plant Pathology Field Specialist , South Dakota State University Extension, South Dakota, 57106
  5. Suzika Pagan Agent of Extension, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez , Puerto Rico, 00680