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For first-time managers

Walk into your next feedback calm & ready.

Turn vague worries into clear, kind, evidence-based feedback. Grounded in Radical Candor and STAR. No jargon — just better conversations.

Prepare a feedback conversation
Takes about 3 minutes
Private by design
Human-first language
Evidence-based

Suggested Opening

Warm
“Thanks for making time. I want to talk through Tuesday’s launch — what worked, and one thing I’d like to do differently next time.”
Situation
Launch retro
Behavior
Late handoff
Impact
Long evening
Outcome
Better signal

Avoid: “You always wait until the last minute.”

Try: “On Tuesday the assets arrived at 6pm — that left the team scrambling.”

How it works

1

Tell us what happened

A few short prompts capture the situation, behavior, impact, and what you'd like to change.

AI Assisted
2

We structure the chat

Your notes are reshaped using STAR and Radical Candor — observable, specific, respectful.

3

Leave with a plan

Talking points, phrasing options, what to avoid, and follow-up questions you can actually use.