> That makes me think to some extent the problem is we have had little continuous feedback from these leaders or even much concentration on goals/expectations. That makes it really tough because you just have to keep outputting and believing it's enough until the end-of-cycle feedback comes in. I've managed to succeed in this environment anyways but it's certainly stressful.

> I've spent some time this cycle trying to mention this to our new manager, so we will see how/if things change.

I got your distaste from the above first paragraph. Earlier, I was asking: what else would have instead of that? I hope I was clear this time.