Why do we avoid feedback? 5 practical strategies to help you

How confident are you in having feedback conversations? How helpful is the feedback you give? What do people think of the feedback you give?
In this episode, Hayley looks at one of the main things that so many people managers struggle with – giving feedback. If this is something you struggle with then just know you are not alone!
By the end of the episode, you’ll have a clearer understanding of why we sometimes struggle with feedback, and you’ll learn about a couple of frameworks that you might find helpful. At the end of the episode, you’ll hear Hayley’s suggestion of just one thing you can do that can make a difference and feedback with confidence.
Hayley uses her skills and expertise as a psychologist, coach, management trainer, and former people manager herself, to help managers like you. She has worked with thousands of managers over almost 30 years and the tips and ideas she shares will help you the way they’ve helped others. The aim of this podcast is to do exactly what it says… to help you manage with confidence.
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Links to references in this episode:
Gallup State of the Global Workplace 2026 (https://www.gallup.com/workplace/349484/state-of-the-global-workplace.aspx)
2022 study led by Dr Nicole Abi-Esber (https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/psp-pspi0000393.pdf)
2020 study in the Journal of Organizational Behavior (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/job.2553?utm_medium=article&utm_source=researchgate.net)
2016 study by Dr Rachel Ruttan and Professor Loran Nordgren (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749597816303880?via%3Dihub)
Useful links:

• ​7 frameworks to help you give effective feedback (with examples) (https://halopsychology.com/2026/01/12/7-frameworks-to-help-you-give-effective-feedback-with-examples/)
• ​Hayley’s HALO Psychology website (https://halopsychology.com/) , featuring 200 free articles, ebooks and other resources.
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This season of Manage with Confidence is brought to you by HALO Psychology. It has been produced by Mauro Kenji Serra (https://www.linkedin.com/in/maurokenjiserra/) , Kenji Productions (https://www.kenjiproductions.com/) .

Видео Why do we avoid feedback? 5 practical strategies to help you канала Hayley Lewis