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___ Give honest responses and constructive comments on employee surveys,
especially about leadership-related issues.
___ If you aspire to a leadership role, work to maintain the highest standards
of trust-building and confidence in all your relationships.
___ Other: _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

Manager Effectiveness

Ways to improve the quality of performance coaching
and feedback you are receiving from your manager

If you feel that some of your manager’s practices are causing you to
be less engaged than you could be, consider the following check-
list of actions you could take (independent of what your manager
may do):
___ If you feel your manager is not giving you the feedback and coaching
you need, ask for it.
___ Seek feedback from anyone with whom you interact, including custom-
ers, not just those who supervise you.
___ When seeking feedback, ask for specific examples of things you do
well and need to improve. When problematic behavior is mentioned,
ask for specific examples and suggestions for ways to make changes for
the better.
___ Get to know your manager’s top performance priorities and professional
goals so you can better support them.
___ Take a more active role in your own performance planning and ap-
praisal process by suggesting specific objectives and evaluating your own
performance.
___ If you feel that your supervisor has given you performance objectives or
appraisal results that are not clear, ask for clarification.
___ When changes need to be made in your performance objectives, request
a meeting with your supervisor to update the objectives.