The Feedback Decoder
Your manager gave you feedback. You nodded.
You still don't know
what to do on Monday.
✗ "Be more proactive" → 3 specific workplace behaviors
✗ "Think more strategically" → 4 specific workplace behaviors
✗ "Take more ownership" → 4 specific workplace behaviors
✗ "Communicate better" → 4 specific workplace behaviors
✗ "Be more confident" → 4 specific workplace behaviors
Laura Massetti
Founder, Real Work Ready™ · 15 years hiring and evaluating professionals inside Fortune 100 organizations
62%
of professionals are blindsided by their performance review. They never saw the feedback coming.
15+ years
Laura spent running performance reviews and writing the manager notes nobody ever shares.
5
manager phrases decoded with the exact Monday-morning professional behavior behind each one.
Why This Guide Exists
““Your manager gives you feedback like ‘be more strategic’ and walks away. You nod. You have no idea what to do differently on Monday. That gap is not your fault. Nobody gave you the translation. This guide does.””