Providing constructive feedback to team members empowers them to grow and excel. However, leaders often face obstacles—both external and self-imposed—that hinder their ability to deliver actionable ...
Telling a direct report or a co-worker when they have done something wrong, or could have done something better, can be awkward. Even just the potential for conflict can be anxiety-inducing, which is ...
Through education, training and encouragement, leaders can help empower differing insights to be more constructive and keep the ideas flowing. By fostering emotional safety and demonstrating ...
Delivering feedback is a cornerstone of how you help your teams grow. However, many leaders focus solely on constructive feedback and neglect to give their teams positive feedback. Leaders often tell ...
Let’s face it: Every employee is going to mess up at some point in their careers. It’s how you, as a business owner, address it that makes all the difference. This week, we asked 11 designers—Anna ...
Feedback is a necessary part of personal and professional growth. We need feedback to understand how we are performing in our roles and where we are still developing. Understanding what we are doing ...
Constructive feedback allows people to recognise their skills and abilities and identify areas that need improvement, so they can develop and progress in their career. However, it’s easy for people to ...
Why is positive feedback so important? The Gottman Institute conducted research showing that the "magic" relationship ratio of positive to negative interactions was 5:1 for healthy personal ...
If you want to grow, receiving constructive feedback can help. The problem is that few people are good at delivering it effectively. Making matters worse, most of us bristle when we’re on the ...
I write frequently about how to give constructive feedback. I think it’s slowly working; people are learning how to deliver feedback in a way that it helps people get better while making them feel ...