But eliciting honest feedback from people who report to you is easier said than done — even if you have a strong relationship. There’s no one thing you can do to make your direct reports instantly ...

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Virtually every leader has been in this situation. One of your team members gives a presentation or presents a deliverable that is somewhere between lackluster and utterly disappointing. Afterwards, ...

I teach feedback in coaching workshops; many overestimate their skill at it and underestimate its importance. I share now the 17 biggest mistakes well-intentioned leaders make in giving feedback (of ...

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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 ...

Learn to challenge your employees more directly, while also communicating empathy. Some managers give meaningless positive feedback. Others are unreasonably critical. But Kim Scott, cofounder of the ...

If you’ve ever had a manager, you’ve likely received feedback; feedback which may have been delivered via a “shit sandwich,” where negative feedback was packaged between two layers of positivity.

Pam Birtill does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Giving feedback is central to growing as a professional. Yet many of us are uncomfortable and unskilled at conducting a feedback conversation. In this two-part interview with Casey Carpenter, CEO of ...