Rewrite Blunt Criticism Into SBI
Rewrite a blunt criticism into Situation, Behavior, Impact, and next-time request.
Rewrite: "You were unprepared for the VP review." SBI turns a trait judgment into observable evidence plus impact. Step 1 Remove the label "unprepared" -> What did they do or not have? Labels create argument. Behavior creates inspection. Step 2 Find the moment "Tuesday's VP review" A bounded situation prevents the feedback from sounding like a history of failure. Step 3 Name behavior + impact "The adoption number was not in the appendix, so the VP paused the budget decision." Impact explains why the behavior matters without guessing motive. Step 4 Add next-time request "Bring the adoption number and source…
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