D1: Asking about your own performance
Use when: You want honest upward feedback from your team.
The questions
- What's one thing I should start doing that would help you do your best work?
- What's one thing I should stop doing because it creates friction or slows you down?
- When have you seen me at my best as a leader, and what did I do that you want more of?
- Where do you want more clarity from me, and where do you want more autonomy from me?
- What feedback have you hesitated to share with me, and what would make it easier or safer to share?
Research basis
Gallo 2024; Brodrick 2024; Edmondson 1999; Scott et al. 2023; Schein 2013
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