Coaching practices for Ccl Feedback Model

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  • I have no real read on whether I’m actually doing this or just feel like I am
  • I blurt out corrections in the heat of the moment, often right in front of other people, and instead of taking it in they just get humiliated and dig in
  • I keep wrapping my criticism in compliments the way I was taught to, and it just isn’t working
  • No matter how carefully I word it, my feedback seems to land as me sitting in judgment over them from above
  • All the feedback I get is about whether I hit the target, and none of it touches the assumptions underneath how I’m even seeing the situation

Practices that may help

  1. The SBI Feedback Model, Made Practical
    The SBI model (Situation–Behavior–Impact), developed by the Center for Creative Leadership, structures feedback by anchoring it to an observable moment, describing the behavior seen rather than inferring motive, and naming the actual impact. This reduces defensiveness and attribution errors; the model is established clinical practice in leadership development, though direct RCT comparisons to other feedback approaches are limited.
  2. Feedback Loops and Behavior Change
    Feedback loops are the mechanism by which information about the gap between current and desired performance reaches the actor and drives adjustment. Cybernetics established the theoretical foundation; decades of applied research confirm that self-monitoring and feedback are among the most robust behavior-change techniques — particularly for health behaviors. The key design questions are feedback frequency, the right metric, and the gap between signal and response.
  3. Install feedback loops to track behavior and adjust
    Measure the behavior directly and use the data to update your intervention, not just your motivation.
    The COM-B Model and Behavior Change Wheel
  4. The Feedback Sandwich: Why It Doesn’t Work and What to Do Instead
    The feedback sandwich (positive–negative–positive) is the dominant model for giving feedback in workplaces, but research and practitioner experience suggest it routinely fails: recipients either remember only the positive parts or dismiss the negative as softened insincerity. The practices below cover why it fails mechanistically and what specific alternatives are better supported.
  5. Choose the right moment and setting for feedback
    Feedback lands in proportion to how safe and ready the receiver feels — timing and privacy matter.
    The SBI Feedback Model, Made Practical
  6. Understand why the sandwich fails before replacing it
    The sandwich fails because it sends three conflicting signals at once.
    The Feedback Sandwich: Why It Doesn’t Work and What to Do Instead
  7. Establish shared purpose before delivering critique
    Frame critique as help toward a shared goal, not an evaluation from above.
    The Feedback Sandwich: Why It Doesn’t Work and What to Do Instead
  8. 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
  9. Describe behavior, not character
    Say what the person did — actions, words — not what that says about who they are.
    The SBI Feedback Model, Made Practical
  10. Close the loop with regular, specific feedback
    Goals without feedback are motivationally inert — feedback is the other half.
    Goal Setting Theory, Made Practical

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