Feedback II Reflection

• Date of feedback conversation: 8/29/2017

• How did you prepare for the conversation?

  • I prepared for the conversation by writting down a few key points for the conversation. The project whent really well so there was not a ton of coaching which is the part that is always the hardest for me. The major points I wanted to address mostly centered around making sure to speak out if I am not being clear in my comunication. I can find it hard to put my thoughts about the code into words, and several time my partner would say the next day "that's what you meant" and would imply they had stated they understood an approach I was taking when they did not. Sicnce we were able to break the project up so much and each takle our own objectives the projet did not suffer but I could see how it could have.

• How did the conversation go for you? What was easy about the conversation? What was more difficult?

  • Being that my partner is such and nice and very approcable person I was not to abreheansive about having the conversation. The whole conversation was easy as a whole. My feed back was taken well and there was a clear understanding of some of the potential pitfalls in implying comunication is clear if it is not. I also recived useful actionable coaching including part of the conversation centering about how I can make myself more clear so there are not as many communications errors. We both agreed that we did great on the poject and felt good about what we had accomplished. In the end the slight discomfort (though small) that comes with these kinds of converastions was the hardest part.

• What principles of feedback did you use in the conversation?

  • My partner and I did a wonderful job of passing along our appreciation and giving and taking the coaching feedback. We both agreed that this kind of conversation can be uncomfortable, but the success of the project negated much of that, we also identified that neither of us was likely to be a trigger for the other again based on the success and our friendly relationship. Neither of us used blaming words, or were rude in any way. We were also able to stay on track and in general have a nice back and forward conversation allowing us to avoid having to get back on track or circle back to finish the conversation later.