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giving-feedback

Structure and deliver workplace feedback using GAIN, Radical Candor, and SBI frameworks.

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Search Tags:#conflict resolution#management#performance review#Feedback#difficult conversations#Radical Candor#gain framework
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/RefoundAI/lenny-skills --skill giving-feedback
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: giving-feedback
Source: https://github.com/RefoundAI/lenny-skills/tree/main/skills/giving-feedback
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/RefoundAI/lenny-skills --skill giving-feedback

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Delivering constructive feedback is one of the hardest parts of management—conversations often trigger defensiveness, damage relationships, or fail to produce behavior change. This Skill provides proven frameworks and scripts from 30 Lenny's Podcast and Newsletter guests to help you prepare, deliver, and follow up on feedback that actually drives growth.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Feedback Preparation: Structure your message using the GAIN framework (Goal, Actions, Impacts, Next actions) to keep feedback evidence-based and free of judgmental labels.
  • Practice & Roleplay: Use the AI Voice Mode role-play prompt to rehearse difficult conversations and practice responding to defensiveness before the real talk.
  • Delivery Scripts: Apply ready-made scripts for hard scenarios like promotion denials, pre-firing warnings, and repair after a mistake.
  • Use Case: A manager needs to tell a direct report they were passed over for promotion. The Skill provides Alisa Cohn's promotion denial script, helps frame the conversation around the employee's future growth, and plans concrete follow-up commitments.

Quick Start

Help me prepare feedback for a team member who keeps missing deadlines using the GAIN framework.

Frequently Asked Questions about giving-feedback

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I give constructive feedback without making someone defensive?▼

Use the GAIN framework: state a shared Goal, describe observable Actions (not judgments), explain the Impacts, and agree on Next actions. Stay on your side of the net by speaking only to behavior you observed and its impact on you, never attributing motives.

What is the GAIN framework for feedback?▼

GAIN stands for Goal, Actions, Impacts, Next actions. It frames feedback around what the recipient stands to gain rather than the pain of what's wrong, uses observable behaviors instead of judgments, and ends with concrete who-what-when commitments.

How do I tell an employee they are not getting promoted?▼

Don't bury the lead—state the decision directly and early. Explain the business reasoning, then reaffirm your commitment to their growth by offering concrete opportunities to build the skills needed for future advancement.

How can I practice a difficult feedback conversation beforehand?▼

Use the AI Voice Mode role-play prompt: describe the situation and your planned GAIN-framed message, then have the AI play the recipient realistically with pushback. Three to four practice reps in 15 minutes builds significant confidence.

What are common mistakes when giving feedback?▼

Common mistakes include withholding feedback to avoid discomfort, using character labels like 'lazy' instead of observable behaviors, asking generic questions like 'any feedback for me?', and failing to end with specific commitments on who does what by when.

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