Public Praise, Private Coaching
Choose when praise belongs in public and corrective feedback belongs in private.
You are closing a team meeting after a tense launch review. Maya clarified the launch risk. Leo missed a QA handoff that created weekend work. TEAM LEAD What feedback do you give in the room? Publicly praise Maya's specific behavior and save Leo's coaching for private Strong. The team learns the standard without turning Leo into an example. You still owe Leo a direct private SBI note. Publicly correct Leo so everyone hears the standard Risky. The standard may be clear, but the status threat can make Leo defend instead of learn. Say nothing because both items are sensitive Weak.…
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