How Do You Tell Someone the Personal Reasons Why You Quit the Job?
34% quit because of their boss
It’s a new year soon, with new resolutions, plans, and changes. For some those changes include changing where they work, with the focus of the change more on the role, level of seniority, or place.
According to McKinsey’s research on people who quit their job in 2021 and 2022, the third most common reason for quitting is having an uncaring or uninspiring leader. This means that more than a third of everyone who quit did that because of someone.
When you look at the theory on how to deliver good/improving feedback, one of the most popular techniques is the 4 Fs, which help you ensure that you’re delivering feedback, not blame. In 4 Fs, you structure your feedback into four parts:
- Facts: An objective observation of what happened
- Feelings: The emotional reactions to the situation
- Findings: What you can take away from the situation
- Future: Structuring what you’ve learned
Easier said than done.
During one of the “communications” workshops I took part in, with other “experienced” leaders, we were told to deliver fake scenario-based feedback in that format, record ourselves, and then categorize specific sentences into four F categories. Listening to your own voice is horrible enough, but gives you an important insight into what you actually sound like.
So, whenever you plan on delivering feedback to others — try listening to yourself first.
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