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Performance management · Structured feedback delivery

A new manager asks you when a verbal coaching conversation is enough and when an issue needs a formal written warning. Walk me through the distinction and how you'd advise them.

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A coaching conversation is informal feedback: the manager names a specific gap, agrees what better looks like, and keeps a simple note — it belongs early, for first instances and h…

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