This document provides tips for providing effective feedback to inspire and motivate teams. It recommends giving frequent, specific positive feedback to encourage others. When asked for feedback, it should be given directly, honestly, and quickly to avoid silence. Leaders should focus on people's strengths and provide feedback to encourage action, not demand perfection. Feedback should establish trust and be a collaborative process focused on growth.

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• Inspire those around you
– Need to create, foster, and maintain motivation? Offer frequent, specific, ad-hoc feedback. Encourage your
team to do the same.
• Positive feedback inspires, encourages, gives confidence. Marisa Reda
• Negative feedback, positive intent, enriches development. David Zinger
• Say Thank You!
– If you don't know how your team likes to receive feedback (so that they remain motivated), FIND OUT!
• It feels happy. Like chocolate cake. Joel Stevens
• That's a fantastic idea, thank you. David Weale
• Self-esteem boosts performance, ego destroys it. S. Max Brown
• Learn how to make it better
– When asked for feedback, provide it directly, honestly, authentically, & quickly. Silence is a killer.
• Encouraged people encourage people every day! Thomas Waterhouse
• We all need to feel important. S. Max Brown
• Be Yourself!
– Leaders, focus on their strengths and start with the positives first! This is the power of feedback.
• Breathe, be yourself, refresh, enjoy, exhale. Jeff Sack
• Engaged, cooperative, teamwork brings great results. S. Max Brown
• Inspire Action not Perfection!
– Just because you have feedback to give, doesn't mean you have to give it. First ask yourself: How will it help?
• Working together, we can do anything. Deb Costello
• Relationship established, now I can work. S. Max Brown
• Focus on Strengths
– Ask for a self-assessment on strengths/weaknesses, then *focus* feedback on their strengths.
• I really do believe in you. Thomas Waterhouse
• Anything is possible. Remember to breathe. Janet Pelly
• Learn to Accept Perspectives
– React positively to feedback. Try to hold back natural instinct to defend yourself. You are not on trial.
• Trust is built conversation by conversation. S. Max Brown
• Trust your instincts, learn to laugh. Tony Park
• Excited for the future, inspired, warm. Judi Clark