How to Encourage Your Team to Give You Honest Feedback

If team members are not invited to give upward feedback, they will not know that it is an option. It is your job as a manager to get feedback on your own performance. What else will you know about what you should and shouldn't be doing? It is possible that your direct reports are hesitant to give you feedback that you need to improve. Five common barriers that managers face in getting feedback from direct reports are addressed in this article.

Managers need to give feedback to their direct reports as well. Your job is to get feedback from your direct reports. Without external self-awareness, you are not likely to improve the habits, behaviors, and practices that may be holding you back.