Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

"Handles constructive criticism well" appears in many work-related performance reviews. You may have even had it on your report card growing up. And there's a reason why dealing with constructive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's important to learn how to let casual or professional evaluations be helpful rather than hurtful. Being able to hear, accept ...

As a manager, delivering constructive criticism is a necessary and difficult part of the job. It can be emotionally tough to say something to someone else that you know they don’t want to hear. In ...

Performance review season is in full swing, and you may get some constructive criticism. While constructive or negative feedback often isn’t easy to hear, getting better at receiving it is an ...

You're more likely to get ahead in your career if you're good at receiving negative but well-intended feedback, Wharton organizational psychologist Adam Grant wrote in a May 22 post on social media ...

We’ve all been there. You’re in a meeting, sharing your ideas, and someone casually tosses out a critique. Suddenly, your heart races, and you feel that familiar heat creeping up your neck. But have ...

There's no doubt about it. Constructive criticism, while possibly useful, can hurt. Even though the intention might be to help us, certain critiques can send us crashing! Especially when a ...