Back

Importance of feedback

You are here: Home / Free Games & Activities / Leadership & Management Activities / Importance of feedback

Importance of feedback

Leadership Activity: The Importance of Feedback

Time Required: 15–20 minutes
Group Size: 3 teams
Materials Needed: Flip chart paper, markers

Overview

This interactive team activity is a great way to explore why feedback matters, what it can achieve, and how to deliver it effectively. It encourages reflection, discussion, and real examples from participants’ experiences—all while helping them better understand both the emotional and practical elements of giving feedback.

Setup Instructions

  1. Split participants into three equal teams.
  2. Give each team one flip chart sheet and markers.

Team Tasks

  • Team A: Brainstorm reasons why people might feel reluctant to give feedback to others.
  • Team B: Brainstorm what feedback helps people accomplish at work.
  • Team C: Brainstorm what makes a feedback session effective based on past experience.

Give all teams 15 minutes to complete the task, then have them take turns presenting and posting their flip chart sheets to the front of the room.

Discussion & Debrief

Team A: Why we hesitate to give feedback

Ask: “Despite knowing that feedback is important, why might you hesitate to give it?” Look for responses such as:

  • Fear of awkwardness or confrontation
  • Assuming the person won’t change
  • Worried they can’t handle criticism
  • Prior experience with defensiveness or resistance
  • Concern it might harm the relationship

Facilitator’s Point: Most of these barriers are self-constructed. The more experience you gain in giving feedback—and the more you learn to do it well—the more comfortable and productive the process becomes.

Team B: What feedback can achieve

Ask: “What can feedback help you do in the workplace?” Look for:

  • Help others grow and learn
  • Motivate high performance
  • Provide direction and clarity
  • Show you care and pay attention
  • Correct poor behavior
  • Guide others to better results

Facilitator’s Point: Effective feedback doesn’t damage relationships—it strengthens them when done with intention and care. It becomes a catalyst for development and trust.

Team C: What makes feedback effective

Ask: “Think of a time when feedback worked well. What made it effective?” Look for:

  • Realistic expectations
  • Respectful tone
  • Specific desired outcome
  • Two-way dialogue
  • Presented as a perspective, not a judgment
  • Clear follow-up opportunities

Facilitator’s Point: When feedback is specific, constructive, and backed by intention, it builds confidence, aligns goals, and creates momentum for change.

Related Training Material

Explore our ready-to-use Leadership Skills Training Material Package to find more exercises, detailed trainer guides, and ready-made content that helps you deliver professional feedback training with impact.

36 Full Courses & 6 Mini Courses.

39 Full Courses & 6 Mini Courses

Get all available programs
& save ...!!

Price: $4499.95 $2995.95

Great Value For Money

Read More
Train The Trainer + Presenting With Impact

The Presenter-Trainer Package®

Train The Trainer

Presenting With Impact

Price: $359.95 $299.95

SAVE $59.95

Read More
Retail Excellence Series

Retail Excellence Series®

3 Complete Courseware
Packages in 1

Frontline Retail Selling Skills

Retail Sales Planning & Forecasting

Passionate Retail Experts

Price: $539.855 $349.95

Pay for 2 Get 1 Free

Read More
Sales excellence series

Sales excellence series®

3 Complete Courseware
Packages in 1

Sales Management

Professional Selling Skills

Sales Territory Planning & Routing

Price: $539.855 $349.95

Pay for 2 Get 1 Free

Read More
Call Center Excellance Series

Call Center Excellence Series®

4 Complete Courseware
Packages in 1

Handling angry and difficult callers

Call control

Find a way to say YES!

Successful telephone debt collection

Price: $719.95 $449.95

Pay for 2 programs and Get 2 programs Free

Read More
Communication Excellence Series

Communication Excellence Series®

4 Complete Courseware
Packages in 1

Communicating with clarity and impact

Negotiating for results

Conflict resolution

Presenting With Impact

Price: $719.95 $449.95

Pay for 2 programs and Get 2 programs Free

Read More
Customer Service Excellence Series

Customer Service Excellence Series®

5 Complete Courseware
Packages in 1

Vision, Energy & Passion To Serve

Pathways to service excellence

Find a way to say YES!

Passionate Retail Experts

Setting others up for success

Price: $899.75 $599.95

Pay for 3 Get 2 Free

Read More

Find Out
Your Leadership
Style

Instant Download Training packages

All you need
to deliver a great training!

Our training material packages come with all you need to provide
a professional and accelerated learning solution with

training-materials-slides2

High Impact
Power Point Slide Deck

To support immersive learning, a high impact professionally designed power point slide deck to engage trainees at all levels.

training-materials-student-workbook2

Student
Workbook

A comprehensive reference workbook you can give out to your class participants as a quick future reference.

training-materials-trainer-guide2222

Trainer
Guide

With step-by-step clear directions with tips and suggestions on what to say and how to present each slide.

excercise-sheets2

Activity
/Exercise Sheets

Various training material and support documents to help you both explain and debrief the different exercises, activities and games Plus a fun final Jeopardy style review game as a fun ending for your training program.

additional-documents2

Additional
Support Documents

To ensure you have all you need to deliver a complete and professional training program, additional supporting documents are included with each full course material package. From training evaluation forms to 5 different certificate templates that you can edit and hand out to your participants at the end of your training.

job_aid_forms2

Job Aids
& Forms

Specific forms designed to extend and reinforce the training that participants can utilize back on the job to help them apply the new learned concepts (Select training material packages)

Get all our training Packages
and Save!

Save over $1500 and Get each full program for under $99.00 & 6 Mini Courses free