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68. Failure Files: The Feedback (How I Got Feedback Wrong as a New Leader)

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68. Failure Files: The Feedback (How I Got Feedback Wrong as a New Leader)
Apr 28, 2026

No one teaches you how to give feedback—you’re just expected to know how to do it. In this Failure Files episode, I share a leadership moment I got completely wrong, what I learned, and how to approach difficult conversations better.

In this episode, I talk about:

  •  What went wrong in a feedback conversation 
  •  The pressure new leaders feel to perform and prove themselves 
  •  Why avoiding difficult conversations makes things worse 
  •  The difference between something being wrong vs. just different
  •  What I wish I had done differently when giving feedback 
  •  A simple question that has changed how I lead today 

This is one of the most common leadership challenges out there:
You know something needs to be said… but you don’t know how to say it.

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