If there’s one theme that keeps surfacing in my coaching sessions with leaders—across industries, levels and cultures—it’s this: Giving feedback is one of the hardest parts of leadership. Not because ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s a familiar dilemma; we sense something important in someone’s behavior or performance, something we feel they really need to hear. But should we say it? When? And how? In our professional and ...

If you’re a business owner, manager, or team lead, you’re going to have to give negative feedback to your people. This isn’t a bad thing: Everyone has blind spots. Your job is to help them identify ...

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Focus on developing their strengths instead of pointing out their weaknesses. How does critical feedback affect your team’s success? Researchers Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall argue that many ...

Every business leader should give their employees informal feedback. It can improve employee performance, company morale and team communication.

Inc.com columnist Alison Green answers questions about workplace and management issues—everything from how to deal with a micromanaging boss to how to talk to someone on your team about body odor. A ...

Abrahams is a lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business, the author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter and the host of Think Fast, Talk Smart: The Podcast. Abrahams is a lecturer at Stanford ...