THRIVING AT WORK:From One-Way Feedback to Mutual Growth
Rethinking Support and Feedback Culture
Constructive feedback fosters professional growth and alignment with team expectations. It enhances individual and team performance. A culture that prioritises direct, supportive, and solution-focused feedback creates an environment of continuous improvement and psychological safety. Constructive feedback helps individuals grow and refine their work as well as align their efforts with team goals.
Effective feedback is key to professional growth and success. Neurodivergent individuals often benefit from clear, direct, and actionable feedback that provides guidance rather than vague or generalized evaluations.Feedback helps individuals refine their work and align with team goals. Neurodivergent employees often benefit from frequent, constructive, and precise feedback that focuses on solutions rather than broad, unspecific evaluations.
REMEMBER: Feedback and support are essential for personal and professional growth—but the way they are given and received can significantly impact well-being and engagement. Neurodivergent individuals may benefit from feedback that is direct, constructive, and framed with clarity and compassion. A supportive work culture not only offers guidance but also recognizes the importance of context, tone, and timing.
Here are some ways to rethink support and feedback culture in your organisation:
Neuroinclusive feedback invites mutual understanding rather than one-sided evaluation. Feedback is most powerful when it is mutual, timely, and rooted in trust. When leaders and peers create psychologically safe environments for feedback and check-ins, neurodivergent individuals feel more equipped to grow, share concerns, and ask for support without shame or fear.
REMEMBER: Use this insight to build feedback cultures that empower learning, invite care, and affirm different ways of contributing. Support flows best in environments that are as compassionate as they are clear.
THIS IS PART 5 OF AN ONGOING “THRIVING AT WORK SERIES”
Read part 1: THRIVING AT WORK: Supporting Neurodivergent Communication Preferences in the Workplace
Read Part 2: THRIVING AT WORK: Supporting Neurodivergent Task Management and Productivity in the Workplace
Read Part 3: THRIVING AT WORK: From Overwhelm to Ease: Environmental Supports for Neurodivergent Brains
Read Part 4: THRIVING AT WORK: From Conforming to Co-Creating: Neuroinclusive Teamwork in Action
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