Why leaders lose their best people during feedback conversations
SmartBrief | 30.04.2026 23:01
It was 7:42 a.m., and I was about to give hard feedback to one of my strongest employees. The data wasn’t where it needed to be. The expectations were clear. The pressure was real. I also knew something else: this was the kind of moment where leaders quietly lose their best people. Not because expectations are too high. But because of how those expectations are delivered.
