Coaching practices for Ask Offer Ask Feedback

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• When I just hand someone my assessment they go passive and defensive, like I’m doing something to them
• My feedback conversations end with the person nodding and saying "yeah, makes sense, got it"
• I deliver my feedback as a finished verdict and then the other person just sits there closed off
• Whenever I ask how I’m doing, the answer comes back as a verdict on what I already screwed up, and I spend the whole conversation defending myself instead of actually learning anything I could use next time.
• They said “okay, got it” and then did something completely different, and I was livid until I realized they’d heard a totally different ask than the one I thought I made

Practices that may help

1. Ask what the person already knows before offering your assessment
   Ask the person to evaluate their own performance before giving yours.
   The Feedback Sandwich: Why It Doesn’t Work and What to Do Instead
2. Close feedback by checking understanding, not agreement
   Ask "What did you take from that?" rather than "Do you agree?"
   The Feedback Sandwich: Why It Doesn’t Work and What to Do Instead
3. Invite a response after delivering SBI
   Close SBI by asking what the other person makes of it — not with a verdict.
   The SBI Feedback Model, Made Practical
4. Ask for ideas about the future, not assessments of the past
   Replace "how did I do?" with "what ideas do you have for how I could do better?"
   Feedforward: Future-Focused Feedback That Actually Changes Behavior
5. Request that the other person reflect back what they heard
   Ask for a reflection, not a response — it tells you whether communication actually happened.
   Nonviolent Requests: How to Ask for What You Need Without Demanding
6. Add a forward-looking request to SBI
   Pair the impact statement with a specific, doable request for next time.
   The SBI Feedback Model, Made Practical
7. Apply reciprocity in feedback conversations
   Offer a genuine concession or acknowledgment of your own role before asking someone to change.
   The Rule of Reciprocity, Made Practical
8. Actively seek feedback on your blind spots
   Ask specifically for what others see that you might not — with enough specificity to get honest answers.
   The Johari Window
9. Seek developmental feedback, not just performance feedback
   Ask for feedback that challenges your assumptions about how you see, not just how you perform.
   Kegan’s Subject-Object Theory, Made Practical
10. Receive every suggestion with only "thank you"
    Accept all feedforward without debate, justification, or even agreement — just acknowledge and note.
    Feedforward: Future-Focused Feedback That Actually Changes Behavior

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