I have some bad news. If you want to be a good manager, or even team member for that matter, you’ll need to get comfortable giving negative feedback. It’s not going to be high-fives and roses all the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Julia Korn writes about leadership and career development. Giving feedback comes with the job of being a manager. It’s essential ...

12 Negative Feedback Examples And How To Give It I have some bad news. If you want to be a good manager, or even team member for that matter, you’ll need to get comfortable giving negative feedback.

Say it’s the start of a new semester or the end of the school year, and you’ve asked your staff to complete an anonymous survey to gather feedback about your leadership. You’ve reviewed the feedback, ...

Avoiding or delaying difficult conversations might bring short-term comfort but can destroy the long-term health of a team or organization. Managers who can effectively approach and navigate difficult ...

When I was in college, I received a lot of negative feedback. I guess I should’ve expected it. My major was creative writing, and critiquing my peer’s work (and having my work critiqued) was a part of ...

Max just closed his laptop after a brutal weekly check-in with his boss. The entire conversation focused on Max’s performance: how he’s missing deadlines and turning in subpar work, and how it’s ...

One of the most integral parts of a manager’s job is providing performance feedback and holding people accountable. So much so that it can’t be abdicated or delegated to someone else. And yet, ...

It’s never fun to let a co-worker know they’ve fallen short. But while you may not look forward to giving negative feedback, it’s something you’ll have to do at some point in your career — especially ...