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MENTAL MODEL · M6512

BEE

BEE
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Updated 2026-08-22

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INTRODUCTION

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CORE DEFINITION

BEE structures feedback in three parts: the behaviour observed, its effect on the team or the business, and the expectation for how things should be done next time. It closely resembles the BID model, differing mainly in placing the emphasis on expectation rather than on a prescribed action. The forward orientation is the point: rather than arguing about the past, the conversation establishes the standard that should hold from now on. That makes it useful for recurring issues where the aim is a durable change in practice.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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- Describe the behaviour: state the specific thing that was actually done, without adjectives. - Name the effect: say what it cost the team or the wider business. - Set the expectation: state clearly the standard you want held from now on.

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Feedback that dwells on explaining a past failure tends to produce argument rather than change, because the facts are contested and the lesson stays implicit. Separating the observed behaviour from its effect makes the account hard to dispute, and moving directly to an expectation converts the exchange into a standard for the future. Because the expectation is stated rather than implied, the person knows what will be assessed next time. That shift from blame to standard is what reduces repeat occurrences.

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