A performance review is not a character assessment or referendum on your worth. It’s data. It’s only useful if you’re willing ...

I have some bad news. If you want to be a good manager, or even team member for that matter, you’ll need to get comfortable giving negative feedback. It’s not going to be high-fives and roses all the ...

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Max just closed his laptop after a brutal weekly check-in with his boss. The entire conversation focused on Max’s performance: how he’s missing deadlines and turning in subpar work, and how it’s ...

When you’re confident in your ability and actions, you’re more open to learning how you can improve. My colleague Stacey Finkelstein and I first discovered this in a study in which we asked our ...

We all like to think of ourselves as open to criticism, but how many of us actually are? Even when we recognize that negative feedback is meant to be constructive, it’s difficult to avoid giving in to ...

No matter what field your business is in, marketing is a two-way street. The customer and company have a delicate relationship that extends beyond advertising to your audience. That relationship is ...

It’s never fun to let a co-worker know they’ve fallen short. But while you may not look forward to giving negative feedback, it’s something you’ll have to do at some point in your career — especially ...

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 ...

You have a scheduled meeting with a subordinate. The feedback is going to make the person squirm. In this blog, we will provide research-based suggestions to help you be more effective in giving ...