How often do you give feedback to your boss?

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November 2,2022 at 5:27PM UTC

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How often do you give feedback to your boss?

I've been reading that people want feedback more often than just when performance reviews come around. Do you regularly share feedback with your boss? And if so, how and when do you do so?

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AnonymousNovember 2,2022 at 6:30PM UTC
Great question!
I ask for feedback regularly typically in my 1:1s w/ my leadership. I also give feedback regularly, especially, when I'm working on complex projects that feel like there is no ending in sight (dealing with this now! lol).
While I do get feedback from my boss, it's not all the time because I work in a cross-functional role. My feedback is sometimes better when I ask for feedback from cross-functional leadership + peers.
I also champion giving feedback when it's not asked but given, anyway (good, bad, or indifferent)! I appreciate the organic ones because it feels more authentic and real-time.
Julie HumbirdNovember 2,2022 at 6:35PM UTC
My boss regularly requests feedback. We have an internal tool that allows us to request the feedback of others. We have bi-weekly 1 on 1s and reviews twice a year.
AnonymousNovember 2,2022 at 6:57PM UTC
First, ask if feedback is welcome. Not everyone is going to be open to it and you don't want to have given it without knowing the waters. Second, limit it to quarterly or monthly based on your boss's feedback on what feels welcome. Keep in mind that it isn't your job to tell your boss or your company everything that is wrong with how things are being handled. You don't sit in that chair. It's not a spectator sport. Or management by committee. So, in a word, balance.
SueNovember 3,2022 at 1:34PM UTC
A good boss will not only give feedback but will welcome feedback as well. Regular meetings, whether in groups or one-on-one, can benefit you both. And if that's not happening, make a suggestion that it starts. No one should be surprised when performance evaluations come around. Feedback gives an employee an opportunity to make adjustments and improvements in their work performances. A supervisor becomes a great supervisor when s/he allows for that exchange of ideas to be stated safely, without ramifications, and allows growth to occur. An employee becomes a great employee when allowed to express ideas, without fear of consequences, and takes those ideas and makes them realities.
AnonymousNovember 3,2022 at 3:54PM UTC
I used to...however my boss didn't really want feedback or to know how the people at the company are really doing. So I do my best to make this a great place to work with the help of the managers at the company instead of my boss (owner).