Having Corrective Conversations in a Timely and Constructive Way

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Corrective conversations are never fun, but as leaders, it’s our responsibility to help people become better versions of themselves. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today’s episode with co-hosts Richard Lindner and Jeff Mask is all about having those difficult, but necessary, corrective conversations. How do you give correction? When do you give it? How do you do it well? It can be an easy thing to mess up, and Jeff and Richard want to help people avoid that pain. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen in as they talk about why correction matters and how to do it in a way that truly benefits everyone.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>WHY Have Corrective Conversations?</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why is it so important for leaders to give timely correction when something gets off track? The biggest reason is this: we need to lead people for who they can become, not for who they are today. We want the people we lead to become their best selves, and a lot of everyday actions prohibit them (and us) from doing that.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeff says that, as leaders, we have the ability to change the trajectory of ourselves and those we lead. When we don’t give that feedback, we’re not helping people see the implications of their behavior so they can be better. It’s an obligation, an opportunity, a blessing, to help people elevate their thinking and behavior. When we don’t, we’re just thinking about ourselves.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Richard says that the hardest pivot for him was changing the way he thought about correction. It doesn’t have to mean confrontation. Correction isn’t necessarily coming from a place of judgment. It doesn’t mean the person is bad. There’s just an action that needs changing. It’s pain avoidance when we don’t have these corrective conversations. We like to lie to ourselves and think we’re protecting the other person from p