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 ...

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 ...

A smart manager will see your feedback as a gift, because most never get feedback on their job performance. People get defensive quickly if they feel they are being criticized. So a good approach can ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most feedback training teaches you how to feel better about giving hard feedback. This is about what actually helps the person receiving it.

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, ...

We all love our pets, but we sometimes forget to reward them promptly for the positive behaviors we're encouraging. Take dogs, for instance. Studies show the longer we wait to reward our pups for a ...