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Giving Constructive Feedback to a Teammate

Discipline 3: Communication — Lesson 6 of 12
Lecturer: Priya Ansell

Specific feedback about an action lands. Vague feedback about character just wounds. This session covers leading with the action rather than the character judgement, giving feedback privately first, and following criticism with something they did well.

The three rules

1. Lead with the action, not the character.
2. Give it privately first.
3. Follow with something they did well.

*The full breakdown — citations, the lecturer's own story, and the discipline's quiz bank — is part of the Spy Academy programme.*

Published version 2 · Updated 2026-09-29T19:40:22.557090+00:00