“Making it easier for decision-makers to give feedback” by Catherine Low🔸

I’m on the Community Health team at CEA, and am an advisor for EA Funds. My perspective here is informed by my experience in these roles, but I don’t speak for my colleagues - their experiences and preferences might be quite different. There's been some discussion about the value of decision-makers (e.g. grantmakers, hiring managers, advisers) giving feedback to community members they interact with, and some discussion on the costs of giving feedback (I broadly agree with what Linch says in this post). In my early days in EA I was desperate for decision-makers to give a whole lot more feedback – some of my applications were rejected and I didn’t understand why (at least not well enough to know what to do next). Many of my EA friends had similar experiences. I’ve now been involved in decision-making and advising roles for 4.5 years – initially in the [...] ---Outline:(02:11) Useful things for people requesting/receiving feedback to know(04:41) Things that have made me more happy to give feedback.(06:27) Things that make me more reluctant to share feedback--- First published: September 27th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/hwBtgDk6bzqTai4fH/making-it-easier-for-decision-makers-to-give-feedback --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.