While managers have a significant impact on the employee experience, they receive little feedback on their own performance, according to a Gallup survey. Fewer than half of employees say they’ve been ...
Most managers aren’t avoiding feedback because they don’t care. It’s because it feels awkward and uncomfortable, and they’re ...
Surprise is crucial for learning. If you do something, and the outcome is exactly what you expect, there is nothing to learn. You should do the same thing the next time you’re in that situation. A ...
Providing constructive feedback for a manager can be intimidating, especially when they are in a position of authority. However, when done tactfully, offering feedback can improve team dynamics, ...
Management is one of the hardest roles you will ever occupy professionally. It often can feel like you have responsibility without authority; you are asked to push forward directives from above ...
Most managers are tasked with giving feedback to their employees, but far fewer are given the tools or training to do it well. Many default to what their managers once did, but this isn’t necessarily ...
Providing candid meaningful feedback is vital to sound management. So why is giving feedback such a problem? Why is it so often given badly? I recently did a piece for Forbes, The Real Problem Isn’t ...
As a senior leader, after you hire or promote someone into a management position, it’s key to actively gather and listen to feedback from the new manager’s direct reports, peers and other co-workers.
Most small business owners discover the limits of traditional performance reviews when their teams grow beyond 10 or 15 people. A manager’s perspective tells only part of the story, and employees who ...
“We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.”\xa0\xa0\xa0 Bill GatesLet’s be honest – the word “feedback” often makes our shoulders tense up, doesn’t it? Many times in life, ...