Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. It may seem obvious that you need to give employees ...

A smart manager will see your feedback as a gift, because most never get feedback on their job performance. People get defensive quickly if they feel they are being criticized. So a good approach can ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Jonathan Brierre Many ...

Feedback: the unofficial four-letter word of both the office and the jobsite. As leaders, we spend a lot of time talking. But one of the hardest conversations to get right is feedback—both giving it ...

Whether you’re giving or receiving feedback, making it personal isn’t a bad thing—it can help you and your team grow.

DEAR READER: If your colleague is not pulling their weight and/or negatively impacting your work, how should you handle it? Sure, we often talk about how to give feedback as a boss and receive it as ...

If you hire and work with employees on a regular basis, you’ll need to provide them with feedback. Feedback, whether positive or negative, informs employees about their performance and gives them an ...

The difference between a good leader and a world-class leader is the quality of feedback that he or she gives. That’s because effective feedback leads to behavior change as well as earning respect for ...

Does this look like the hot seat? NOTE: Tuesday, September 25th is the first annual National Psychotherapy Day [website, facebook]. Among the many ways to participate, it's suggested that clients give ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DEAR READER: If your colleague is not pulling their weight and/or negatively impacting your work, how should you handle it? Sure, ...

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 ...