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Why don’t you give better feedback?

We all sit through the training. We learn the models, memorize the frameworks, nod along in the workshop. But knowing feedback in theory and delivering it well in the moment are two entirely different skills. And the gap between knowing and doing is where most of us quietly stall out. This issue of the newsletter explores why that gap exists (hint: it's not a motivation problem, it's a knowledge-type problem), what closes it, and why the discomfort you feel right before a hard conversation might be the most useful signal you have. Spoiler: the flinch you feel isn't the obstacle. It's the information you need that helps you close the gap.

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