- 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
