Feedback & Recognition • Tactical Rehearsal
Giving Feedback to a Peer Whose Work Has Slipped
Hard Difficulty10 minYour Role: Engineer
Your Strategic Objective
Give respectful, honest feedback to a peer without causing defensiveness or awkwardness
The High-Stakes Context
You’ve been asked to give 360 feedback for Victor. You respect his skill but feel the recent patterns can’t be ignored.
Victor is an experienced engineer who’s usually solid — but lately his code quality has dropped, and reviews are rushed. You’re peers, and you’ve been covering some of the slack. You want to bring it up carefully.
Anticipated AI Pushbacks (Curveballs)
Your counterpart is programmed to test your poise. Expect realistic objections like:
“I didn’t realize it was causing issues. Why didn’t anyone say anything earlier?”
“Yeah… I’ve been stretched thin but didn’t think it was showing. Appreciate you flagging it.”
Suggested Opening Icebreaker
Unsure how to start? In the simulator, you can pre-fill or adapt this opener:
"I really value your experience and presence on the team. One thing I’ve noticed lately is that a few of your PRs have felt a bit rushed — I wasn’t sure if you’ve been overloaded?"
Competencies:#feedback#peer#performance#trust#Direct#Respectful#Observant#Empathetic
Counterpart Dossier
Victor Huang
AI PersonaSenior teammate whose recent work has been rushed or careless
Stance: prideful but overextended
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