> During this meeting it is important to only listen. Especially if you’re at a small company and you are regularly involved in the day-to-day operations, you m

> During this meeting it is important to only listen. Especially if you’re at a small company and you are regularly involved in the day-to-day operations, you might feel immediately defensive. Sit with that feeling, and process it later. Don’t unload your emotional state on an employee you have power over. This is why I rarely give frank feedback to anyone except my direct manager, and only then if I've spent enough time working with them to understand what kind of person they are. I've had enough meetings where I'm welcomed to candidly share my opinions and observations, only to be told my opinions are wrong and my observations are invalid, and that everything is fine, or will be after this new re-org/initiative/project!