Some prompts for positive feedback

• What does this person do that you find remarkable?
• What about this person do you brag about to other people?
• What’s one thing this person did that made your relationship with them stronger?
• What’s one thing this person did that made the team more effective?
• What has this person done recently that made you trust them a little bit more?
• What has this person done recently that improved your day?
• What’s a specific way this person has demonstrated reliability?
• What has this person done recently that saved you time or frustration?

Remember that positive feedback is not the same as praise. Positive feedback is about behavior change: you want them to do more of something good in the future. You’re not just giving them a compliment.

Phrase it using SBI: situation, behavior, impact. Here’s a template:

At/during ____ (situation), when you ____ed (behavior), what happened was ____ (impact).