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title: Don't Withhold Feedback Because You're Uncomfortable
description: In today's vlog, we're looking at the equity and inclusion implications of giving feedback, and I walk you through the feedback infographic I sent over last week.
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# Don't Withhold Feedback Because You're Uncomfortable

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### I am grateful to have such beautiful, fulfilling work and grateful to have a lifestyle where I prioritize my health.

 

#### In today's vlog, we're looking at the equity and inclusion implications of giving feedback, and I will walk you through the **feedback infographic** I sent over last week.

 

1. The first page of the infographic walks you through the stages of competency for giving feedback.
2. It has a section at the bottom with a few equity and inclusion implications for giving feedback.
3. In the vlog, I explore times when we withhold feedback because of a racial, gender, class, sexual orientation, etc., dynamic in a working relationship, and how to structurally mitigate the tendency to keep quiet.
4. I also share a "true confession" about where I need to improve those structures within Soil and Shadow and my commitment to practice with you! Hah!

 

### Reminder: If you'd like to work on this with me and our team, please **join us** at the **DEI ****Leadership ****Skills Workshop:** [**Giving, Receiving, and Integrating Feedback Workshop**](https://soilandshadow.com/en/giving-receiving-and-integrating-feedback-training-live-to-evergreen-product-0)on April 20th.

 

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