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Help users deliver high-impact feedback that drives behavior change while maintaining strong relationships and psychological safety through proven frameworks like GAIN and Radical Candor.

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# Giving Effective Feedback

Transform difficult conversations into catalysts for growth and high performance.

Help the user with giving effective feedback using insights from 30 guests and posts across Lenny's Podcast and Newsletter.

## How to Help

1. **Preparation** - Help the user structure their thoughts using the GAIN framework to ensure feedback is goal-oriented and evidence-based.
2. **Roleplay** - Use the AI Voice Mode prompt to simulate the conversation and practice responding to potential defensiveness.
3. **Refinement** - Review a draft of the feedback to remove judgmental labels and ensure the user is 'staying on their side of the net.'
4. **Debrief** - Analyze the results of a feedback session and plan for necessary follow-up actions and commitments.

## Core Principles