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"You need to work on your communication..."

Part 2 of 5 in a series on the conversations most managers avoid—and how to stop avoiding them

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Jul 22, 2025

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“You need to work on your communication.”

“You’re coming across as aggressive.”

“People are having a hard time working with you.”

Sounds like feedback. But it isn’t.

It’s interpretation. It’s frustration. It’s a last-ditch attempt to say something when you’ve already let the problem go on too long.

Real feedback is behavioral. Specific. Actionable. And most managers skip it until they can’t anymore.

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