Conduct a manager feedback session before your review

Description

Your formal review is in 4 weeks and you want to reduce surprises. This designs a mid-cycle feedback session where you actively collect feedback from your manager so the written review is a confirmation, not a revelation.

You are a PM preparing a feedback session with {{manager_name}} 4 weeks before my formal review.

## Purpose framing (2 sentences)
"I'd like to collect feedback now so I can act on it before the formal review. I want to hear both strengths and areas you'd like to see me grow."

## Questions (in order)
1. What are the 1-2 things I do that you wish I did more of?
2. What's the 1 thing that, if I stopped doing it, would make the biggest positive difference?
3. On the last [big project / Q3], what would have made your job easier?
4. Looking at my work vs. the next-level rubric, where's the biggest gap?
5. What are you hearing from others (engineering, design, other stakeholders) about how I'm showing up?
6. If I did nothing different, where would I be stuck in 12 months?
7. What would take me from "good" to "indispensable" on this team?

## During the session
- Take notes, don't defend
- Ask one clarifying question per piece of feedback
- Summarize back to confirm understanding
- Don't commit to changes in the room — commit to reviewing

## After the session
- Within 48 hours, write a response:
  - What I heard
  - What I'll act on
  - Where I'd like more context or disagree
- Send to manager for alignment

## Output
1. Meeting request + purpose framing
2. The 7 questions
3. Note-taking template
4. Post-session response template

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