Sometimes, a little unstructured feedback is all it takes to help someone get back on track. And often, a few words of praise can encourage someone to keep moving in the right direction. But if you need to explore behaviour or help a coachee understand how their feelings are impacting them, using structured feedback models can help.
Feedback is the backbone of coaching. And all your coachees will have different feedback needs. Understanding the difference between structured and unstructured feedback will help you choose which approach to take. Recognising different structured feedback models will also help you support individuals to develop and progress. And focusing on providing supportive and constructive feedback will help you empower those you coach.
If your role contains an element of coaching, getting to grips with providing structured feedback will help you support your coachees. Having a few structured feedback models up your sleeve will allow you to tailor your approach to support individual coachees. And communicating effectively will make sure your feedback is always constructive.