Part of the template examples library. These are teaching aids for the free Employee Feedback template — see the resource center for everything else.
Illustrative examples only. Every example below uses placeholders and generic, fictional content — no real employees, companies, results or salary data. Copy the template and replace the placeholders with your own specifics.
How to use these examples
- Read the examples to see the situation–behaviour–impact–forward structure.
- Copy the real template and replace the placeholders with your specifics.
- Focus on observed behaviour, not personality.
Examples
Situation: [in [meeting] on [Date]] Behaviour: [summarised the [issue] clearly for the group] Impact: [the team aligned quickly] Forward: [keep doing this in [context]]
Situation: [during [task] last week] Behaviour: [the [deliverable] missed [specific detail]] Impact: [[downstream effect]] Forward: [next time, [specific adjustment]]
What good looks like
- Focus on observed behaviour, not assumptions.
- Give feedback close to the event.
- Balance reinforcing and corrective.
- Make the “forward” part actionable.
Common mistakes
- Vague or personal feedback.
- Saving everything for the annual review.
- Only ever flagging problems.
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For informational purposes only. These examples are educational illustrations, not legal, tax, financial or compliance advice, and not contracts. They contain no real data, salary figures, benchmarks, fabricated statistics or vendor rankings. Adapt to your context and confirm specifics with qualified professionals.