• Be specific and not general;
  • Always focuses on a specific behavior, not on a person or their intentions;
  • The best feedback is sincerely and honestly provided to help;
  • Describes actions or behavior that the individual can do something about;
  • Effective feedback is well timed;
  • Effective feedback involves what or how something was done, not why;
  • Check to make sure that the other person understood what you communicated by using communication loop such as questioning, probing, etc;
  • Be as consistent as possible