Managers often use performance reviews to mold and shape employee behaviors and results. They trust that formally telling high performers what they’re doing wrong one to two times a year will lead to ...

Leda Stawnychko receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Mehnaz Rafi does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

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 ...

There are a number of benefits to encouraging your employees to seek out feedback. When people across an organization ...

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 ...

Most performance reviews measure outcomes, not outlooks. That's exactly why they fail. If you want real results, stop grading ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Praising good performance is easy, but what about those times when someone on your team needs a kick in the butt more than a pat on the back? In that case, you’ll need to give some negative ...