The article examines whether requesting advice instead of feedback yields more effective developmental input in organizational settings. The authors find that soliciting advice, as opposed to generic feedback, elicits more actionable, useful, and critical responses that foster personal growth and performance improvement in employees.

Key Findings:

• Asking for advice rather than feedback encourages respondents to provide more concrete suggestions and developmental input, rather than vague praise or criticism.

• Individuals seeking advice are perceived as more open to learning and improvement, which leads to their receiving more candid and constructive commentary.
  
  
• Organizations that shift from a feedback-centric to an advice-centric culture may improve the quality of peer-to-peer developmental interactions and learning outcomes.