Feedback Comment Examples for Your Manager

8 positive and 8 constructive comments you can adapt, plus a simple formula for writing your own.

Giving feedback upwards feels risky, so keep it about specific behaviour and what would help you do your best work. Anonymous 360s make it safer to be honest.

Positive comment examples

  • Our one-to-ones are useful because you ask what is blocking me and follow up by the next meeting.
  • You protect the team from last-minute requests by negotiating deadlines instead of passing pressure down.
  • You give credit publicly and specifically. It means a lot to know you notice the detail of our work.
  • You trust me to own my projects and step in only when I ask, which has helped me grow.
  • You explain the reasons behind decisions, even unpopular ones, so I can explain them to others.
  • You had a real conversation with me about my career and followed up with concrete opportunities.
  • You are approachable: I never hesitate to bring you bad news early.
  • You stay calm under pressure, which keeps the team focused during difficult weeks.

Constructive comment examples

  • I would value more regular feedback. Right now I mostly find out how I am doing at the annual review.
  • Our one-to-ones are often moved or cancelled. Keeping them, even short, would help me stay on track.
  • Priorities change often and I am not always told why. A short explanation would help me re-plan.
  • Sometimes you step into work you have delegated. Letting me finish, with your input at checkpoints, would help me learn.
  • Recognition mostly happens in private. Mentioning the team's work to leadership would increase our visibility.
  • Decisions affecting the team sometimes reach us through other teams first. Hearing them from you would build trust.
  • Feedback on my work sometimes comes as general impressions. Specific examples would help me act on it.
  • It is hard to find time with you for quick questions. A regular open slot would unblock the team.

How to write your own comment

Use the Situation – Behaviour – Impact formula, then add one suggestion:

  1. Situation: when and where it happened ("In Tuesday's client call…").
  2. Behaviour: what the person actually said or did, not what you think of them.
  3. Impact: what it changed for you, the team or the customer.
  4. Suggestion (for constructive comments): one concrete thing to try next time.

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Frequently asked questions

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