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 ...

Feedback has the power to motivate and improve performance, but it often backfires. Instead of sparking growth, it can trigger defensiveness or lead to silence. Some people soften their words so much ...

If you receive feedback at work, it’s only a matter of time until you receive some critical (negative) feedback. How you handle it can make the difference between an ultimately positive experience and ...

You’re leading a meeting. You’ve prepared. You’ve presented your strategy clearly. Heads are nodding. No one pushes back. You assume everyone’s on board. Two weeks later, your team misses the deadline ...

After spending more than a decade building high-performing leadership teams and coaching executives in fast-growth environments, I’ve learned that the difference between good leaders and great ones ...

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 ...

Consider the following three ways we can start mitigating our bias when it comes to how we evaluate women’s performance. Women’s Equality Day prompts crucial discussions on the persistent inequities ...

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High-performing women reportedly face more judgment compared to their male counterparts. Management software company Textio released a report surveying 450 participants that reveals a drastic ...

Chronic stress can make you feel cynical about your job. Experts have tips for fighting the feeling. Ask Well Chronic stress can make you feel cynical about your job. Experts have tips for fighting ...

When it comes to giving negative feedback at work, the so-called "compliment sandwich"—praise, criticism, praise—may no longer be effective, according to ongoing research from the Ivey Business School ...