Providing constructive feedback in the workplace is a proactive way to help ensure employees are performing up to expectations and challenging themselves professionally. When done correctly, ...

Employee evaluations should not be an exercise in criticism and disapproval. Instead, provide constructive criticism by telling the employee what he does well and not so well, and he can improve. If ...

If a person had food on their face, would you tell them? If not, why? Everyone wants to avoid potential embarrassment. Yet one study found that more than 97% of us wouldn’t say anything in that ...

Have you ever walked a tightrope like a circus acrobat without a safety net? One false move and you’re done? Your answer is probably “No! Next question!” But, you may know how that feels without ...

Virtually every leader has been in this situation. One of your team members gives a presentation or presents a deliverable that is somewhere between lackluster and utterly disappointing. Afterwards, ...

Last month we talked about how to handle critiques without getting defensive, but let’s be honest—it’s a lot easier not to get defensive when the other person provides feedback in a palatable way.

When it comes to positive feedback, we’re so busy (or have moved on to the next challenge) that we forget to praise people for a job well done. And when it comes to negative feedback, we don’t want to ...