People get defensive quickly if they feel they are being criticized. So a good approach can be to present the feedback as an issue the two of you can work together to solve. (That way the change might ...

Teachers can equip students with the emotional resilience and self-regulation tools they need to navigate constructive ...

Parents give their kids feedback regularly—usually regarding their behavior, but sometimes in response to their children’s questions or to information they volunteer about situations they’re dealing ...

Giving feedback to employees is an essential aspect of being a manager, and the quality of feedback given has the power to make or break your organization, according to an Inc. report. 1. You fear ...

Even when addressing difficult topics on the job, discussions don’t have to be uncomfortable or awkward.

Throughout 2024, I've noticed a recurring theme in conversations with fellow leaders and managers: the struggle to provide effective feedback to employees. Many people managers express a lack of ...

This small shift in the way you express your feedback can go a long, long way toward getting better results. Figuring out how to give feedback without sounding harsh can be tricky. So, how do others ...

My student's voice trembled as she answered my question. "How do you think you've done so far?" I'd asked her. We'd been together on the general medicine inpatient ward for two weeks—the midpoint of ...

Giving performance feedback is a part of every people leader’s job. And yet, in my work with these leaders and teams, I’ve found that they often have negative mental models of what a feedback ...

Whether you’re in-person and sitting on opposite sides of a desk, or you’re remote and separated by screens, few experiences at work are as heart-pounding and stress-inducing as a feedback ...