For many of us, “employee feedback” sparks memories of uncomfortable annual conversations with unapproachable managers. In today’s world, however, employee feedback has evolved into ongoing listening ...

Providing constructive feedback in the workplace is a proactive way to help ensure employees are performing up to expectations and challenging themselves professionally. When done correctly, ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...

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 ...

We have literature galore that eulogizes the importance of feedback in enhancing performances in the workplace. This assumption is one of the classic cases of jumping to conclusions. Feedback doesn’t ...

Why do people react defensively to feedback, even when the feedback is helpful and reasonable? Cognitive Distortions There are at least three common cognitive distortions that contribute to why people ...