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Raz Dobkies's avatar

Anton, Thank you very much.

I learned some lessons from this article, and I'm sure it can help many team leaders too.

About your side note: "If you ask them to think and get back to you, forget about a response" -

I've noticed that for some developers, the "offline" thinking lets them find the real issues. Remember that they don't think all the time about the things that you can improve. Sometimes they need to remember a specific situation or a specific feeling they experienced when you acted wrongly in their opinions, so it may take them time, and it can be embarrassed to start thinking about it in a face-to-face meeting. It can sometimes even feel like a Black-out.

A good tip for this type of developer is - to ask them to **write down** the feedback, not only "get back with it". It'll force them to talk honestly about all the issues they want you to improve on in the next 1:1 meeting, and prevent them from thinking about how and what to say in front of you.

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Yair Vered's avatar

Anton, I read it and found it enjoyable! Thanks and waiting for more content :)

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