Delivering negative feedback requires a careful approach to ensure it’s constructive and leads to positive outcomes. I mentioned above what needs to be met for the feedback to be considered good ...

As a business owner, nothing can ruin your day as fast as a negative customer review posted online. There is, however, a silver lining. Negative feedback allows you to learn from your mistakes and ...

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 ...

When I was a young manager, I used to hate the thought of giving negative feedback to those on my team. “What if it doesn’t go well?” I’d ask myself. “What if they completely miss the point? Or, worse ...

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 ...

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 ...

Effective feedback is a key leadership tool. It nudges the organization toward actions and behaviors that are in line with desired culture and vision and leadership’s expectations. Feedback consists ...

If you’ve ever been served one, you won’t be surprised to learn that science shows the so-called feedback sandwich — leading with a positive, sharing the negative, then closing with a positive — is a ...

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 ...

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 ...