


On June 8, Julie Hamilton, a Strategic Planning Consultant, presented to the MEL and MHLP cohort. Hamilton’s presentation focused on the main tools necessary to be effective with feedback, as the ability to productively produce feedback is essential for future leaders to build strong and effective teams.
Julie Hamilton is an organizational development consultant and facilitator with twenty-five years of international experience in leadership development, strategic planning, and transition and change management. Having a Masters of Science in Performance Management and Training (Leicester University), a Bachelor of Laws (Edinburgh University) and Diplomas in Training Management and Human Resource Management (Kingston University).
Hamilton has worked for and consulted with organizations undergoing major change in the private and public sectors in Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Hamilton partners with clients to provide performance improvement services in the healthcare, education, not for profit, utility, financial services and manufacturing sectors.
Increasingly, in today’s complex organizations, employees at all levels, especially leadership, are expected to give feedback for improvement and positive feedback as part of our daily team and leadership practices. International organizational research shows that being able to give effective feedback is a core leadership skill that contributes to a supportive work culture.
The session with Hamilton focused on enabling attendees to learn how to provide better feedback to colleagues, a leader, or a person who reports to you. The session demonstrated strategies and techniques to master the art of giving and receiving feedback effectively.
From her experience, Hamilton recognized that people often feel nervous when giving feedback, and because of that people tend to avoid it. An important part of personal and professional development is giving feedback, both positive and for improvement. Without feedback, people may not see their strengths and their areas for improvement.
She recommended five strategies that people can employ to deliver feedback better:
Ending a feedback session on a more “relaxed” note will go a long way towards boosting employee engagement while still getting your point across.
Lastly, Hamilton highlighted a few other strategies to giving tough and positive feedback.
A good approach to giving tough feedback is using self-disclosure.
A good approach to giving positive feedback is to be specific what was said or done.
Attendees were able to learn and understand the importance of personal and professional development by giving feedback, both positive and for improvement. Without feedback, people may not see their strengths and their areas for improvement.
The MEL and MHLP cohort learned that by becoming skillful in giving feedback they can become more effective communicators.
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