# Professor Susan Stehlik shares advice for managers on giving effective feedback

1 Faculty News August 29, 2016 ![The Economist logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_025662.jpg?itok=1_MW1PTy)>

Excerpt from [The Economist](https://execed.economist.com/blog/career-hacks/giving-feedback-less-formula-more-feeling) -- "[Stehlik](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/susan-stehlik) recommends a simple exercise you can do on a regular basis to clarify your own intentions toward those around you. Draw a dial spanning from empty to full, like a fuel gauge. Write down the names of all the people in your inner circle: your direct reports, spouse, friends – even your boss. Next, evaluate where each person’s gas gauge is at. Do they seem like they’re a bit depleted? Running on empty? Now ask yourself: What can I do to bring this person’s gauge to full? The best, most effective feedback comes from this genuine desire to help others."

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