30-Day

Feedback
Challenge
 We challenge you to
30 days of feedback.
Here are 30 ideas to help you get better
at giving and receiving feedback. Take
the challenge yourself, or challenge
others for a little competition!

The next 30 days will help:

Employees feel valued Build trust in work

for their contributions relationships
Day 1

Set a calendar reminder

to share a daily act of
appreciation.
Day 2

Give a hand-written note of

thanks. Make it specific.
Day 3

Share positive feedback

with an employee.

Make sure you share the

impact the employee had.
Day 4

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Request feedback by asking:

What is one thing I’m doing to

support you that works well?
Day 5

Request feedback by asking:

What could I start or stop doing

to help you achieve your goals?
Day 6

Reflect on a recent
feedback conversation.

What went well? What didn’t?

What can you do differently next
time? Write it down.
Day 7

Ask a mentor or colleague

about their biggest feedback
challenge and how they
handled it.
Day 8

Put (washable) pen on your

face before a team meeting.

See if anyone on your team is

willing to tell you.
Day 9

Surprise someone with a

gift card for their favorite
store/coffee shop with a note
saying why they deserve it.
Day 10

Thanks!

Arrange for your manager’s

manager to stop by and say
“thank you” to an employee
who’s done excellent work.
10 days in...
How are your daily acts
of appreciation going?

Day 10
Day 11

Feature an employee’s
success in a work newsletter or
internal email.
Day 12

Get employees to submit

things they appreciate about
each of their team members,
print them out and post them
in everyone’s cubicle.
Day 13

Pay feedback forward:

Find a funny object (stuffed animal,

bobblehead, etc.) and give it to an
employee with a note recognizing
an achievement. Encourage them
to pay it forward.
Day 14

Pass on the praise:

Heard something great about

someone? Tell them or email
them and copy their managers/
supervisors.
Day 15

Tell a manager
one thing you’ve
learned from them.
Day 16

Invite an employee to discuss a

recent challenging project.

Ask them what they think

didn’t go well. Ask open-ended
questions. Then listen. Don’t talk.
Day 17

Invite an employee to discuss a

recent successful project.

Ask them why they think it was

successful. Ask open-ended
questions. Then listen.
Don’t talk.
Day 18

Start a conversation by asking

an open-ended question about
how that individual likes to
receive feedback.
Day 19

Invite your team out to lunch

and talk shop (i.e., what’s
working well, what isn’t).
Day 20

Give a shout-out to
another team:

Encourage your team

acknowledge to another
department or team for a
job well done.
 20 days...
You’re on the home stretch!
How goes the daily act
of appreciation?

Day 20
Day 21

Thanks!

When someone has put in

longer hours at work to get a
job done, send a letter home
to the family to show your
appreciation.
Day 22

Hi!

Say hello to each member

of your team and ask how
their day is going.

Stop and listen to

their response.
Day 23

Give feedback to a peer.

This can be constructive

feedback or recognition for a
job well done.
Day 24

Recognize an individual
for reinforcing your
organization’s values through
their actions and behaviors.
Day 25

Set up a brag wall to celebrate

achievements – both to
recognize each other and to
share your own successes.
 Day 25...
Reflect: How are you
doing with your daily acts
of appreciation?

Have you noticed a difference?

Do employees feel Is there better

valued for their trust in work
contributions? relationships?
Day 26

Start a meeting by telling each

person in the room what you
appreciate about them.
Day 27

Decorate someone’s
workstation to recognize a
recent success.
Day 28

Share something with your

team that you’ve learned
through a past mistake or
challenging situation.
Day 29

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Ask a peer for feedback on
anything they think you could
improve on.
Day 30

Ask your team if they’ve noticed

an improvement in how you
give and receive feedback.
 30-Day

Feedback
Challenge

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