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Give a colleague feedback they can actually use
Something a colleague does isn't working and you have to say so. Get specific, kind words that focus on what happened and what you'd like instead.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me give a colleague feedback. What happened: [specific situation, when] The impact: [on the work, team, customer, me] What I'd like instead: [specific] Our relationship: [e.g. peer, I manage them, they're senior] How they usually take feedback: [details] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A short script: situation, behaviour, impact, request. Under 80 words. 2. A written version for a message, if that's better. 3. What to say if they get defensive. 4. A version that also says what's going well, if that's true from what I've told you. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. specific situation, when: a short note you already have. on the work, team, customer, me: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You type what happened and what you'd like to change.
The assistant asks about your relationship and how they usually take feedback.
You get a short script, a written version and what to do if they get defensive.
What happens
Use ChatGPT to give a colleague feedback they can actually use
Something a colleague does isn't working and you have to say so. Get specific, kind words that focus on what happened and what you'd like instead.
Tools
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