Description
Feedback often gets a bad reputation. A 2016 survey of over two thousand adults showed that nearly 40% of managers are uncomfortable giving critical feedback to employees; about half of those are uncomfortable giving positive feedback (Lou Solomon, HBR). And yet, when feedback is delivered well and with good intentions, it can inspire, engage, and even transform individuals and teams to higher performance, especially our young professionals. Join Allison Holzer for an experiential session to build your confidence giving positive and constructive feedback. This session will teach you a simple feedback process rooted in research-based methods from the Center for Creative Leadership. Participants will have opportunities to practice using the process to deliver feedback that motivates, walking away from the session with a practical tool and communication approach. This session will be helpful to anyone who manages (up or down), mentors, or collaborates on teams.
Allison Holzer, M.A.T., M.F.A., P.C.C., & C.P.C.C.
Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, InspireCorps
Allison is a consultant, entrepreneur, and executive coach with a passion for challenging individuals to leverage the power of their emotions to achieve success. She is a founder of InspireCorps (http://inspirecorps.com), a firm dedicated to smart, sustainable inspiration for leaders, teams, and organizations. Allison leads delivery, client management, and product design with an eye toward translating cutting-edge social science research into application. She is a published thought leader in the fields of coaching, emotional intelligence, and applied positive psychology. In addition, she has worked for and still consults for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and is a founding board member of the new Conscious Capitalism chapter in New Haven. Allison holds a B.A. in Psychological and Brain Sciences from Dartmouth College and a Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Fine Art from American University. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation and a Certified Co-Active Professional Coach (CPCC) with the Coaches Training Institute. In addition, she is a certified administrator of the internationally recognized ability assessment for emotional intelligence (Mayer, Salovey, Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test), among several other professional development assessments.