1. Allow time to consider how you plan to give the feedback and how they will react
2. Ensure you have all the facts
3. Clearly state the purpose behind the discussion
4. In cases of poor performance ensure you are specific and use `I’ statements to own the feedback rather than `We’
5. Encourage the person to respond to your concerns and explore why it is happened so they can learn from the mistake or in some cases you might not be aware of specifics causing the poor performance
6. Throughout the meeting ensure you apply Active Listening Skills and Open questions
7. Encourage the person to identify options to resolve the problem and therefore encourage ownership and reflective practice – moving away from the blame culture
8. Minimise the about of negative language you use in the meeting to ensure the person leaves the meeting encouraged rather than destroyed
9. Add momentum and importance to agreeing SMART actions to improve performance
10. Ensure a review meeting date is set at the end of the discussion to recognise improvements or in some cases to take more action to address continued poor performance
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