EPISODE · Aug 27, 2025 · 4 MIN
The Feedback Fallacy
from Deliberate Leaders Podcast with Allison Dunn · host Allison Dunn
Series: Part 3 of the 3-part Leadership Myth Busting SeriesMain Idea: More feedback doesn’t mean better performanceAllison’s Story: A sales team drowning in feedback but stuck in stagnationKey Insight: Most feedback is backward-looking and deficit-basedThe Alternative: Excellence Acceleration — maximize strengths, don’t fix weaknessesThree Strategies You’ll Learn:Peak Performance Audit – identify and study moments of excellenceStrength Amplification Framework – start with what’s working, explore how to scale itExcellence Documentation – capture and share winning processesCase Study: A marketing team that improved 40% by replicating what workedChallenge: Replace one feedback conversation this week with an Excellence Acceleration discussion🔗 Explore more tools at DeliberateDirections.com Think First
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Welcome to the final installment of my Leadership Myth Busting series. If feedback is supposed to improve performance, why do so many people fear it—and why does it so rarely work? In this episode, I challenge one of the most sacred leadership beliefs: that more feedback equals better results. I share what I’ve discovered working with “feedback-rich” teams that were stuck, defensive, and disengaged—and the powerful alternative that transformed their performance. You’ll learn how to shift from deficit-based feedback to Excellence Acceleration—a strengths-based approach that amplifies what’s working instead of fixating on what’s broken.
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