How to effectively wield your power of influence

A 3-step formula to deliver helpful feedback | Why you should avoid a command-and-control approach | Read more from Larry Robertson on SmartBrief on Leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( December 13, 2022 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading Edge [] [A 3-step formula to deliver helpful feedback]( Give your reports helpful feedback by following an ABC method by aiming to show you care about their performance, outlining behaviors you have observed and talking about the consequences of those behaviors, writes Lori Dernavich. "If they get defensive, keep going back to A (Aiming) to let them know that your aim is positive," Dernavich writes. 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