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Feedback

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

/ˈfiːdbæk/nounCore term

In management & leadership, feedback means: Comments on how well someone has done a piece of work or behaved, given so that they can keep doing what works and improve what does not.

In Turkish: geri bildirim, değerlendirme

How it is used

Used every day by managers and teams. You give, get, ask for or act on feedback, and it can be positive, negative, constructive or honest. Turkish offices often use the English word as it is.

Example sentences

  1. Can I give you some feedback on your presentation?

  2. The feedback from customers has been very positive so far.

  3. I asked my team for honest feedback on my first six months.

Common collocations

  • give feedback
  • ask for feedback
  • honest feedback
  • act on feedback
  • feedback session
  • constructive feedbackSpecific, helpful comments that point out what could be done better and how, given respectfully so that the person can learn from them.
  • one-on-oneA regular private meeting between a manager and one member of their team to discuss progress, problems, feedback and development.
  • 360-degree feedbackA way of assessing an employee by collecting feedback from the people around them, such as their manager, colleagues, direct reports and sometimes customers, along with a self-assessment.
  • performance reviewA regular formal meeting in which a manager and an employee discuss how well the employee has done their job, agree on a rating and set goals for the next period.
  • recognitionPublic or private praise and appreciation for someone's work or achievement, such as a thank-you, an award or a mention in a team meeting.

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