Q: How do I give negative feedback? A: File this one under necessary but uncomfortable workplace conversations. It doesn’t matter if you are a new manager or have been a boss for decades, giving ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eliciting and receiving feedback from clients is an essential part of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). We therapists aren’t mind-readers, and, because we’re only human, sometimes we make mistakes.

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 all encountered it and it is something that we will inevitably encounter again. Solicited or unsolicited, delivered with intention or haphazardly, negative feedback is an unavoidable ...

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, ...

Dr Crawford is the Editor in Chief, Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice. Kelly-Ann Allen is the Editor-in-Chief of the Educational and Developmental Psychologist and the Journal of ...