How I give high-quality feedback quickly

The post says feedback has high ROI, but time is the main constraint. Wes argues that you can still give strong feedback in 1-2 hours per week, and that the effect compounds because it helps teams notice what the manager notices.

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• Focus on the 20% of work output that will have the biggest impact, then show how to apply that logic to the rest.
• This approach builds pattern matching instead of fixing every detail yourself.
• If the work is far from expectations, give structural feedback first.
• Ask whether the team should be doing this at all, whether it should be done this way, and why this option matters most.
• Save line edits for after the strategy is aligned.
• Written feedback is scalable, but slower to produce than speaking.
• Voice notes, Looms, and phone calls are useful alternatives when writing would take too long.
• Loom works especially well for feedback with a visual component.
• Even when feedback is verbal, it should still be tactical, actionable, concrete, and specific.
• The process should stay sustainable so managers can keep giving feedback over time.