Sprint: Feedback

Use Feedback to Steer Toward Desirable Outcomes

Learn to use feedback as a means for achieving top-notch results. This program shows you how to use feedback proactively, catching miscues and misunderstandings early instead of facing letdowns later. You'll learn techniques to give and receive feedback that energizes and guides, rather than deflates.

During this Sprint, you and your colleagues will advance your feedback skillsets so that

you build a culture of ongoing improvement, propelling your team towards excellence.

Learning Objectives

Core Principles and Practical Applications

To distinguish between reactive and proactive feedback approaches
To examine the components of effective feedback using the SBI (Situation-Behavior-Impact) model
To analyze feedback loops in successful tech product launches
To explore the psychological aspects of giving and receiving feedback
To implement a proactive feedback system for ongoing project management
To design a feedback-rich environment within your team or department
To create personalized feedback plans for different personality types
To develop a feedback-driven strategy for a current work challenge or project

Primary Audience

Designed to address the professional development of managers reporting to a COO, CIO, CEO, or other senior manager at a growth-oriented tech organization.

Your managers participate as a cohort of up to 4, 12, or 25.
As with any group of professionals whose performance counts, you learn and develop together as a team so you build your relationships and experience with each other.

Prerequisites

Onboarding – Required for new companies and/or first time ELEVATE sprint participants. 90 minutes.

Can be taken as a first ELEVATE Sprint? Yes

Technical Requirements

Laptop or mobile with Internet access
Any calendar system.
Any email system.
Any work environment project management system with Kanban capability (such as Trello, Asana, or others).

Enrollment Period

Once enrolled, your company cohort will have access to the training portal for onboarding prior to the start of the Sprint.

Once the Sprint begins, you will have access to the live support calls for the Sprint, as well as for 30 days following the completion of the Sprint for review and reinforcement. ELEVATE program participants have access and follow-up support for 1 year.

Why Skilled Feedback Matters in Leadership

Reclaim lost productivity: US tech companies lose an estimated $37 billion annually due to ineffective meetings. For a 500-person company, that's approximately $18.5 million a year. This program can help recapture up to 20% of that lost time, directly impacting your bottom line.
Accelerate innovation cycles: According to a McKinsey study, tech employees spend 35% of their work week in meetings. Streamlining these sessions can speed up product development cycles by up to 15%, giving you a competitive edge in the fast-paced tech market.
Enhance cross-functional collaboration: Break down silos that cost tech organizations up to 25% of their productive capacity. Learn techniques that other top tech managers use to make meetings a catalyst for interdepartmental synergy, crucial for complex tech projects.
Boost employee retention: 67% of workers cite unproductive meetings as a major source of job dissatisfaction in a recent Korn Ferry report. Improve meeting effectiveness to increase engagement and potentially reduce turnover costs, which average 100-150% of a tech employee's salary.
Optimize remote and hybrid workflows: With 76% of tech companies adopting hybrid models, learn how to run engaging virtual meetings that bridge the gap between in-office and remote team members, ensuring consistent productivity across all work environments.

Curriculum for this Sprint

What You Will Learn

Proactive feedback prevents issues rather than just reacting to problems
Effective feedback is specific, behavioral, and impact-focused
Continuous feedback loops drive agile project success
Receiving feedback non-defensively is crucial for personal growth
Feedback tailored to different personality types and work styles gains more traction

Tools, Frameworks, Systems

SBI (Situation-Behavior-Impact) Feedback Model
360-Degree Feedback Process
Feedback Capture Grid
GROW (Goal, Reality, Options, Will) Coaching Model
Johari Window for Self-Awareness and Feedback

Enrollment is Easy

My Team is Ready to Grow

This Sprint takes place: 1x per quarter.

Send us a message to be notified of the next open enrollment date or to discuss a custom delivery. The details will be speeding your way once you send us a message using the form below.