I agree. You describe how it happens; however, I still don't find a justification for these:
- rely on competent people directly under the executive to guess what that means
- after-meetings in which everyone tries to interpret the executive’s feedback
- the executives are busy and hard to get access to
Imagine having a riddle as feedback in which people from different backgrounds and cultures gather to decipher a meaningful direction.
Competent people can often lead themselves in the right direction, especially with the use of copious after-meetings in which everyone tries to interpret the executive’s feedback.
After all, the executives are busy and hard to get access to.