There is something you can do right now that will better your workplace. It takes very little effort, costs nothing, and will not only improve the work of your colleagues but also make them feel good.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Feedback is essential to our growth and development,” contends career coach Cheng in her lackluster debut on how managers can better communicate with their subordinates. She offers a series of ...

Though 37 percent of managers surveyed by leadership consulting firm Zenger/Folkman say they do not give positive reinforcement, surveys of employees show this kind of feedback is vital to ...

One of the most powerful tools to improve the performance of a team is the ability to give and receive feedback effectively. The other day my 11-year-old daughter watched a video of herself, and she ...

Learn to challenge your employees more directly, while also communicating empathy. Some managers give meaningless positive feedback. Others are unreasonably critical. But Kim Scott, cofounder of the ...

In our research on what makes work meaningful, one of the most powerful, but underused, leadership practices was the simple act of saying “thank you” (Adams & Myles, 2025). Meaningful work isn’t ...

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on how effective leaders give feedback. To read part 1, click here. This post provides a structure for how to think through and deliver a meaningful feedback ...

Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. When effectively administered, feedback is a powerful way to build knowledge and skills, increase skills, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Providing good feedback to colleagues is important for professional and personal growth. Yet for many people, giving feedback can be ...