Hi, this is Elisa Likt, and this is Leave Your Mark the podcast, where I brew fresh career advice with some of my most inspiring and successful friends.

It's professional advice that you can action immediately, whether you're just starting out in your career or well on your way.

With a massive to-do list and a large cup of coffee, I promise that you can get it all done and still

have time to post about it. Hi, everyone. Welcome back to Leave Your Mark. I'm your host,

Elisa Lict, and today we are talking about the art of feedback, how to give it, how to take it,

and how to grow from it. And we all know it is not easy.

Whether you're managing a team or working to rise through the ranks, feedback is a career

defining skill that separates good from great. So in this episode, I'm going to walk you

through a step-by-step guide on how to give effective, thoughtful feedback

and how to take it like a pro.

And of course, you will walk away with steps that you can employ immediately

because you know I love to get out tactical career advice on the show.

So first and foremost, we're going to dive into how to give feedback.

First tip, be timely, not tactical.

Feedback loses impact the longer you wait.

So don't save it for a quarterly review, address issues or praise moments shortly after they happen, but with thoughtfulness,

not heat. So here's an example. Imagine you're a creative director and your junior designer

just led their first client presentation. You're in the elevator leaving the meeting,

and while they're glowing with pride, all you're thinking about is the one metric they forgot to present.

So instead of letting that fester or waiting for the next review, you follow up later that afternoon with a quick supportive slack message that opens the door for

conversation without killing their momentum. So here's an example. Hey, let's do a quick five-minute

debrief. There was great energy in the room, but one thing I wanted to flag, you skipped the key conversion data we had discussed.

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