What to do to provide feedback when it is needed but not requested?
Offering advice or solutions without being asked, especially when you may not be fully informed about the situation, can come off as know-it-all behavior. Offer help or advice when it’s requested or when you're sure it's needed.
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2 months agoTech Lead @ Robinhood, Meta, Course HeroIf you feel like something can be better, you should speak up - That's part of the open culture at Meta. The caveat I would add is around prioritization. If something is unimportant and there's a way to improve it by 5%, then that's probably just not worth your time to bring up. Meanwhile, if a teammate is presenting a system design for a critical project, you should be completely unafraid of sharing feedback, especially as an E6.
The main thing here is how you provide the feedback. Go through my lesson about it here in my Effective Communication course: https://www.jointaro.com/course/effective-communication-for-engineers/effective-communication-guide-part-5-giving-feedback/
- 27 days agoTech Lead/Manager at Meta, Pinterest, Kosei
- Use "we" instead of "you" when giving feedback
- Be tentative and leave room for discussion
- Bring up your feedback as a question
I wonder if we've considered approach X here? I've noticed that there's a lot of back-and-forth to find resolution and it feels like it's sucking up a lot of your time. I'd love to make your life easier.
