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 ...

All healthy companies strive to create a culture where well-intended feedback is continuously provided and received at all levels of the organization. Few things accelerate individual and ...

Providing effective feedback is an essential skill in the workplace, yet it can be challenging to deliver criticism without causing demotivation. The key lies in focusing on specific behaviors and ...

When feedback is interpreted as threatening to one’s sense of self, it can result in feelings of shame and humiliation, defensiveness, and even aggressive behavior. This tends to occur when the ...

Too many companies still give feedback in a very old-school way. When I was working at Google from 2010–2012, every six months we had to do an exhaustive, 360-feedback process. I absolutely dreaded ...

Three years ago I was teaching a graduate computer science course with 20 students. When students weren’t solving assignments or giving presentations, I was able to spend my time interacting with them ...

T hink back to your time as a student. How did you experience feedback from your own instructors? Did reading their comments on your work bring moments of elation? Pride? Disappointment? Bewilderment?

The new question-of-the-week is: What are the best ways to give students feedback on their writing? Part One began with responses from Anabel Gonzalez, Sarah Woodard, Kim Jaxon, Ralph Fletcher, Mary ...