Development feedback—intended to help team members learn and improve—needs an environment where the recipient can absorb information. This requires psychologica

Development feedback—intended to help team members learn and improve—needs an environment where the recipient can absorb information. This requires psychological safety: no blame, no pressure, no personal attacks, no consequences, no reason to get defensive. Performance evaluation—informing employees how happy the company is with their output—is a high-stakes and high-stress situation that precludes learning.