In giving feedback to a subordinate, a manager should
A. communicate her general impression of the subordinate.
B. avoid giving negative feedback.
C. deliver feedback through a one-way communication process.
D. save giving feedback for annual or semi-annual formal appraisals.
E. keep diaries about specific incidents of the subordinates' performance.
E. keep diaries about specific incidents of the subordinates' performance.
Managers are sometimes advised to keep diaries about specific incidents so they won't have to rely on their memories (and so that their evaluations will be more lawsuit-resistant). Facts should always be used rather than impressions.
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