# Peer Feedback Examples for a Colleague, With Improvement Tips > Got a request to give peer feedback? Examples for the keep doing and do differently boxes, how to write improvement points kindly, and what to leave out. Source: https://hidengpt.com/write/peer-feedback-examples # Three colleagues picked me for peer feedback and I don't know what to write about them. For each colleague, note one thing they did that helped you and one thing that would make working with them easier. HidenGPT's Anything format turns that into short answers for your feedback form, specific and kind, in your voice if you add samples. You say what you saw, and nothing you did not. Updated October 15, 2026 · by the HidenGPT team Try it with your own details Enter to send · Shift+Enter for a new line ## How to do it in HidenGPT - 01 Open the request and copy the questions exactly, then write down for each colleague the project you shared, one thing they did that helped and one thing that would have helped more. - 02 Pick Anything under “Use it for”; this page sets Length to Enter a word count with 200 and Tone to Friendly, so paste the questions and your notes for one person and say how long each answer should be. - 03 Read the improvement answer as if it were about you: if it names a behavior and an example, keep it; if it sounds like a judgment of character, rewrite it. - 04 Check whether your feedback is anonymous or named, and remove any detail that only you could know if it is meant to be anonymous and you would rather it stayed that way. - 05 Paste each answer into the form, and if something is serious enough to matter now, tell the person or your manager directly instead of waiting for the review. [Anything](https://hidengpt.com/tools/freeform): Describe what you need; it works out the format and writes it. ## Example answers for four colleagues Each pair answers the two questions most peer feedback forms ask. Names and details are made up. A developer you work with daily. Keep doing: “Sam's code reviews explain the reason behind a change, so I learn something from most of them. When I was new to the billing service he spent two afternoons pairing with me, and I was shipping on my own a week earlier than I expected.” Do differently: “In planning, Sam agrees to dates and raises the risks later. On the refunds feature in August the date moved twice. If he said ‘I think this is two weeks, but the bank API worries me’ in the meeting, we could plan around it.” A project manager in another team. Keep doing: “Ana's Monday summary is the one message I always read. It says what changed, who is blocked and what she needs from us, in under ten lines.” Do differently: “Decisions sometimes happen in her one-to-one chats and reach the rest of us late. Posting them in the project channel the same day would help.” A senior colleague. Keep doing: “Mark is generous with his time when someone asks a question, and he never makes it feel like a silly one.” Do differently: “In design reviews he sometimes answers a question before the person presenting can. Waiting a few seconds would give newer people room to show what they know.” Someone you barely worked with. “I worked with Leah only on the March launch, so this is narrow. She found the pricing error on the landing page an hour before it went live. I don't have enough to suggest a change.” Saying the limit out loud is better than inventing feedback. ## How to write improvement feedback a colleague can use Improvement points fail in two ways: so soft the person cannot tell what you mean, or so blunt they stop reading. A shape that avoids both has three parts. What happened, with a time or example: “In the August planning meeting…” The effect it had on you or the work: “…the date moved twice and support had already told customers.” What would help instead, said as a suggestion: “If the risk came up in the meeting, we could plan around it.” Before: “Sam needs to communicate better.” After: “When Sam sees a risk to a date, saying it in the planning meeting rather than a week later would help the rest of us plan.” The second version is longer, but it is the only one Sam can act on. Pick one improvement point per person, two at most. A long list reads like a complaint, and the one point that matters gets lost among the small ones. ## What to leave out of peer feedback Peer feedback usually goes to the person's manager, who uses it in a review that affects pay and promotion. That raises the bar for what you include. - Rumors and secondhand stories. Write only what you saw or worked on yourself. - Personality labels: “difficult”, “negative”, “too quiet”. Describe a moment instead. - Anything about their health, family, age, religion or life outside work. - Comparisons with other colleagues by name. - A ranking or rating, unless the form asks for one. - Stock praise such as “great team player” or “always goes the extra mile”. Replace it with the moment that made you think that. If the feedback is anonymous, a detailed example may still give you away, because only one person was in that meeting. Decide whether you are comfortable with that before you submit. And if you have a serious concern, such as harassment or a safety issue, a feedback form is the wrong place: take it to your manager or HR directly. ## Not the right tool if - Formal complaints about a colleague's conduct. Use your company's HR process; a peer review form is not built for that. - Public praise for a colleague's LinkedIn profile. That is a recommendation, written for anyone to read, and has its own page. - Feedback about people you have not worked with. The draft can only use what you saw. ## Other ways to do it Writing it yourself with the three-part shape What happened, the effect, what would help. With your notes ready it takes about ten minutes per person. Telling them in person For a small improvement point, a word after a meeting is often kinder and faster than waiting for the review cycle. ChatGPT or another chatbot Quick, but it tends to produce smooth, general praise that could be about anyone. Add your own example to every answer. ## Questions ### What is a good example of peer feedback? One that names a specific moment and its effect: “Ana's Monday summary tells me what changed and who is blocked in under ten lines, so I never miss a decision.” It is specific enough that the person knows exactly what to keep doing. ### How do I give feedback for improvement without sounding negative? Describe one moment, the effect it had on the work, and what would help next time, framed as a suggestion. Keep to one or two points and leave labels about character out. ### How long should peer feedback be? Around 50 to 100 words per question is plenty for most forms. That is a rule of thumb; a manager reading feedback for a whole team gets more from two specific sentences than from a page of praise. ### What if I have nothing negative to say? Then say so, and make the positive answer more specific. You can also suggest something they could do more of, such as sharing a skill with the team, which is still useful input. ### Is it OK to use AI to write peer feedback? Yes, as long as the examples are yours and your company permits AI tools. HidenGPT drafts from the moments you describe; you correct anything that is not how it happened and submit it as your own view. It will not make up feedback about work you did not see. ### Is peer feedback really anonymous? It depends on your company's tool and settings, so check the request. 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