Deliver Constructive Critical Feedback (The SBI Radical Candor Framework) (AI Skill)

Overview

Delivering tough feedback is one of the hardest parts of management. People usually fail in one of two ways:

1. Ruinous Empathy: Using a confusing "feedback sandwich" ("Great job on the slides! Your code was broken and late. But love your energy!") that obscures the actual problem.
2. Obnoxious Aggression: Attacking the person's character ("You are careless and unreliable"), triggering immediate defensiveness and hostility.

The Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI) Radical Candor Protocol separates the person from the observable behavior, providing clear, compassionate, and actionable feedback.

The SBI Radical Candor Architecture