The Feedback by Skill Deck
Field notes on what makes teams work and deliver.
The Feedback is Skill Deck’s publication. It explains the 58 behavioral skills Skill Deck scores from real meetings, from 0 to 20, so teams can practice them at work.
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Skill of the week
Accountability
Accountability is the ability to own what you said you would do.
4 min read · Oct 6, 2026
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Active Listening
Active Listening is the ability to take in everything someone is saying before you answer.

Change Management
Change Management is the ability to lead other people through a change.

Conflict Management
Conflict Management is the ability to help people who disagree reach an answer together.

Decision Making
Decision Making is the ability to choose well between paths, often without all the information, and to stand behind the choice once it's made.

Influence
Influence is the ability to move people toward an idea or a decision, through the trust they have in you and arguments that speak to what matters to them.

People Development
People Development is the ability to help other people grow, by seeing what each one could become and creating the conditions for them to get there.
How a note is organized
Every article is a category, a skill, or a practice. Start with the big picture, or go straight to something you can try this week.
Category
The big picture. A group of related skills, like Communication or Leadership.
8 categories
Skill
One skill, shown in real work situations, with practices to try.
58 skills
Practice
One concrete behavior. Hands-on, full of examples, ready for your next meeting.
Behaviors inside a skill
From the team behind The Feedback
Know which skill your team should practice next.
Skill Deck observes your team while they work and scores 58 behavioral skills from real meetings, from 0 to 20, so the next feedback conversation starts from evidence.