give-hard-feedback-kindly
Give someone difficult feedback — a report, a peer, a friend — so it actually lands and helps, without crushing them or dodging the point. Use when asked how do I give hard feedback, tell someone something difficult, address a problem with someone, or have a tough conversation about their [work/behavior]. Produces a read on what you actually need to say (the specific behavior and its impact, not a vague vibe), a structure that's direct and kind at once, the exact opening and words, how to invite their side and land on a path forward, and the traps (sandwiching it away, going vague, making it a
Profile →npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill give-hard-feedback-kindly --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Give Hard Feedback Kindly Most people botch hard feedback two ways: they soften it until the point disappears (kind but useless), or they deliver it bluntly and defensively (clear but wounding). The skill is doing both at once — direct *and* caring. This helps you pin down the specific thing to say, structure it so it lands and helps, and handle their reaction — so the person leaves clear on what to change and still intact. ## What This Skill Produces - **The actual message** — the specific behavior and its concrete impact (not a vague "you need to improve" or a mood) - **A direct-and-kind structure** — care for the person + clarity on the problem, without the compliment-sandwich that buries it - **The opening and words** — how to start (signal it's constructive, get to the point) and the specific phrasing - **Space for their side** — how to invite their perspective genuinely, not as a formality - **A path forward** — what good looks like and the concrete next step, so it's help, not just criticism - **The traps** — sandwiching the point into oblivion, going vague to avoid discomfort, and attacking character instead of behavior ## Required Inputs Ask for these if not provided: -
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Framework: Direct And Kind, About Behavior
- Output Format
- Hard feedback: [the issue] · to [person] · [relationship]
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
- Example Trigger Phrases
What does the give-hard-feedback-kindly skill do?
Give someone difficult feedback — a report, a peer, a friend — so it actually lands and helps, without crushing them or dodging the point. Use when asked how do I give hard feedback, tell someone something difficult, address a problem with someone, or have a tough conversation about their [work/behavior]. Produces a read on what you actually need to say (the specific behavior and its impact, not a vague vibe), a structure that's direct and kind at once, the exact opening and words, how to invite their side and land on a path forward, and the traps (sandwiching it away, going vague, making it a
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill give-hard-feedback-kindly --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,277 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.