Your feedback gets softened
Keep the kindness without hiding the point.
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See what you will learn
Give feedback people can actually use.
A practical path for moving from vague impressions to specific observations, impact, and a clear change request.
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30 short lessons. Day 1 is ready.
- Best for
- Communication
- Prerequisites
- No formal prerequisites
- Course length
- 30 daily lessons
- Lesson pace
- About 10 minutes a day
- Total learning time
- About 5 hours in total
- Access
- Available on the App Store, with early features and Android testing access
Right for now
If any of this sounds familiar, start here.
Every lesson connects to a conversation, decision, or habit you can change between lessons.
People leave unsure
Tie examples to impact and one change request.
You manage peers or reports
Use feedback as operating clarity, not performance theater.
You want less rework
Make quality standards easier to see before the next pass.
Inside the course
Your first three days are already mapped.
The course follows a daily sequence, so the next practical move is waiting when you come back.
Evidence first
Ground feedback in examples the other person can recognize.
Specific impact
Explain why it matters without moralizing.
Actionable ask
Make the next behavior concrete enough to practice.
Follow-up rhythm
Check whether the change showed up instead of assuming it did.
Course preview
30 short lessons
Behavior-Changing Feedback
Day 1
What Specific Feedback Sounds Like
Tell specific behavior feedback apart from general opinions or personality judgments.
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Day 2
Name the Behavior, Not the Person
Identify the exact actions someone can repeat or stop repeating.
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Day 3
Show the Impact It Had
Connect the behavior to a concrete result the other person can understand.
Course arc
From vague intention to repeatable moves.
Cadence turns the course into a returnable habit: short lesson, quick check, review, and the next useful step.
01 / 04Notice the pattern
Separate a one-off mistake from repeated behavior.
Frame the impact
Say what the work consequence is and why it matters.
Make the ask
Choose one behavior to change next.
Follow through
Reinforce progress and adjust when the first attempt misses.
Full syllabus
30 lessons, arranged as one clear path.
Learn to turn vague reactions into feedback that names observable behavior, shows impact, and makes the next step clear. You will practice phrasing, timing, and evidence so your comments are more likely to change what happens next.
Module 01
What Specific Feedback Means
Define behavior-level feedback and separate it from vague praise, blame, and personality talk.
- Day 1 What Specific Feedback Sounds Like
- Day 2 Name the Behavior, Not the Person
- Day 3 Show the Impact It Had
- Day 4 Turn Vague Into Specific
- Day 5 Build One Clean Feedback Message
Module 02
Behavior, Context, Impact
Translate workplace observations into clear statements that connect what happened with why it matters.
- Day 6 Is It Specific Enough?
- Day 7 Private, Live, or in Writing?
- Day 8 Tune It to the Role and Context
- Day 9 Time It So It Lands
- Day 10 Say It, Then Put It in Writing
Module 03
Choosing the Right Moment
Match feedback timing, setting, and delivery style to the stakes and relationship.
- Day 11 Ask for the Next Action
- Day 12 Stay Direct Without Going Harsh
- Day 13 Start, Stop, or Continue
- Day 14 Ask Questions That Open Change
- Day 15 Sharpen It Until It's Actionable
Module 04
Evidence, Fairness, and Recognition
Use representative evidence, check context and bias, and keep recognition as specific as correction.
- Day 16 Pick Examples That Support the Pattern
- Day 17 Pattern or One-Off?
- Day 18 Pressure-Test for Fairness
- Day 19 Wording That Backfires
- Day 20 Keep Recognition Separate and Specific
- Day 21 Diagnose Before You Prescribe
Module 05
Delivery Across Power and Follow-Through
Run the conversation, handle disagreement, adapt across roles, document fairly, and check for change.
- Day 22 Run the Conversation Start to Finish
- Day 23 Hold Your Ground on Pushback
- Day 24 Give Feedback Across Power Lines
- Day 25 Document Fairly and Privately
- Day 26 Follow Up Without Micromanaging
Module 06
Repair and Capstone
Repair feedback that landed badly, address repeated misses through the right process, and complete a usable feedback plan.
- Day 27 Repair Feedback That Landed Wrong
- Day 28 Respond to a Repeated Miss
- Day 29 Deliver It for Real
- Day 30 Your Feedback Script, Ready
How learning works
Read, listen, check your understanding, then keep going.
Short daily lessons
Each lesson is designed around about 10 minutes of focused learning.
Reading and audio
Read the lesson or play its audio when listening fits your day better.
Checks when useful
Lessons can use quizzes, written responses, or guided practice. A lesson can also teach without adding a forced exercise.
Progress and support
Track completed lessons, keep a streak, set reminders, and ask the in-lesson coach for help.
Know the limits. Cadence supports guided self-learning. It does not award an accredited degree or professional certificate, and important AI-generated claims should be checked against reliable sources.
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What to know before you start.
Who is Behavior-Changing Feedback for?
Every lesson connects to a conversation, decision, or habit you can change between lessons. It is listed in the communication part of the Cadence course library.
Do I need any prior experience?
No formal prerequisites are required. The course is designed for guided self-learning, and it is most useful when you bring a real situation or goal to the lessons.
How long does the course take?
Behavior-Changing Feedback contains 30 lessons designed around 10 minutes each. You open lessons in sequence and can move at your own pace.
What is the learning format?
Lessons can be read or played as audio. The course includes quizzes or practical checks where the lesson calls for them, plus progress tracking and Ask Coach inside lessons.
Does this course award a certificate or degree?
No. Cadence is for practical self-learning and does not award accredited degrees or professional certification.
Start today
Day 1: What Specific Feedback Sounds Like
Get access and choose Behavior-Changing Feedback. Your first practical move is ready when you open the app.
Download Cadence free from the App Store, or request free Android testing access.