If someone gets defensive over small feedback, it could be a sign that they’re struggling with control. They feel out of ...

Originally Published Mar. 11, 2018. Listening to constructive feedback about your performance is rarely easy to hear, but it’s required to become successful. The Little Black Book of Success is a ...

As the founder of Ladies Get Paid, Claire Wasserman is a dynamic advocate for working women. Here, the Well+Good Council member tackles a tricky (but *so* valuable) subject: constructive feedback.

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, ...

Six tips for how to give powerful feedback as a leader, using empathy, being specific, and body language for feeding back positively and developing reports.

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 ...

Through education, training and encouragement, leaders can help empower differing insights to be more constructive and keep the ideas flowing. By fostering emotional safety and demonstrating ...

No wonder managers struggle with feedback. This seemingly simple communication and performance development tool is surprisingly challenging to get right. In my experience teaching and helping many ...

When it comes to giving constructive feedback, there is a fine line between helpful and condescending. To avoid crossing that line, stay away from these phrases. Dishing out constructive criticism isn ...

Securing constructive feedback is critical in helping you find out which decisions are working and which ones are not. Yet, many organizations fail to effectively engage their stakeholders due to a ...

Even though it can be extremely helpful, few of us like to receive feedback. That’s because there’s a phantom word that floats in front of feedback, says M. Tamra Chandler, author of Feedback (and ...

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 ...