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Asking For Feedback: Keep, Stop, Start

Jackie Schwabe, MBA, MCC
Practical AI Business Literacy
4 min readJun 27, 2023

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Drawing inspiration from author Elaine Houston’s Asking For Feedback: Keep, Stop, Start tool, we’ve reinvented a fresh, efficient, and engaging approach to feedback. This version has been tweaked to resonate with International Coach Federation (ICF) values and it’s served up with my kinda casual flair.

Picture this: feedback isn’t just for your team — it’s for you too. Yep, even we leaders need a little tune-up every now and then. It’s the secret sauce to becoming the best version of ourselves, the kind that shines in both personal and professional realms.

Feedback does wonders, my friend. It unveils our strengths and not-so-strengths (let’s steer clear of the word ‘weaknesses,’ it’s a Debbie downer), lights the way to growth, and kickstarts action. And guess what? It also gives your self-awareness a solid boost and cranks up that motivational dial.

Have you heard of ‘upward feedback’? It’s when your team members transform into your coaches. This kind of feedback is like a secret door to insights about how your leadership is landing with the folks you lead. It’s a powerful tool to fine-tune your approach, up your effectiveness…

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