Even when addressing difficult topics on the job, discussions don’t have to be uncomfortable or awkward.

People get defensive quickly if they feel they are being criticized. So a good approach can be to present the feedback as an issue the two of you can work together to solve. (That way the change might ...

Giving feedback to employees is an essential aspect of being a manager, and the quality of feedback given has the power to make or break your organization, according to an Inc. report. 1. You fear ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Julia Korn writes about leadership and career development. Giving feedback comes with the job of being a manager. It’s essential ...

Throughout 2024, I've noticed a recurring theme in conversations with fellow leaders and managers: the struggle to provide effective feedback to employees. Many people managers express a lack of ...

Parents give their kids feedback regularly—usually regarding their behavior, but sometimes in response to their children’s questions or to information they volunteer about situations they’re dealing ...

Giving performance feedback is a part of every people leader’s job. And yet, in my work with these leaders and teams, I’ve found that they often have negative mental models of what a feedback ...

This small shift in the way you express your feedback can go a long, long way toward getting better results. Figuring out how to give feedback without sounding harsh can be tricky. So, how do others ...

Q: How do I give negative feedback? A: File this one under necessary but uncomfortable workplace conversations. It doesn’t matter if you are a new manager or have been a boss for decades, giving ...

In many companies, managers delay the performance review process – or don’t do it at all – because they are so uncomfortable in the position of giving feedback to their staff. And in too many cases ...

Praising good performance is easy, but what about those times when someone on your team needs a kick in the butt more than a pat on the back? In that case, you’ll need to give some negative ...