Is Tactical Labeling Passive Aggressive?
February 26, 2026
In my previous post, I published Feedback or Not?, a little gamification of a workshop-part on how to recognize and classify different types of feedback. Where I work now, we have a book club and we read Chapter 2 of “No Rules Rules” this week. It is the one named SAY WHAT YOU REALLY THINK (WITH POSITIVE INTENT) 1 and introduces the concept of Candor. But recognizing what something is is only the first step. The real power comes from learning how to label it tactically.
