We’ve all been there. You’re in a meeting, sharing your ideas, and someone casually tosses out a critique. Suddenly, your heart races, and you feel that familiar heat creeping up your neck. But have ...

When we fail at something important to us, whether in relationships, at school, or at work, it can be very painful. These experiences can threaten the very core of who we think we are and who we want ...

As a manager, delivering constructive criticism is a necessary and difficult part of the job. It can be emotionally tough to say something to someone else that you know they don’t want to hear. In ...

When delivered constructively, feedback is one of the most powerful tools for improving and strengthening performance in professional settings. The goal is to add some perspective, have the recipient ...

Hearing that you need to improve in some way—in regards to your behavior, skills or work, for example—can be difficult. This applies even to constructive criticism or feedback given in a supportive ...

Thanks for joining me to day for another mental health Monday! Today I’ve got a topic to share that is near and dear to my heart as of late – and I think you can relate to as well. How to handle ...

Dear Eric: The president of my religious institution is, in my view, a fine leader and a rotten speaker. I have participated in a number of meetings he has led and am driven crazy by the number of ...

Providing feedback to employees, both positive and negative, is an integral aspect of any manager, boss, or leader’s job. That being said, there’s a big difference between those two varieties of ...

SIR: Criticism – the disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived mistakes is no doubt, one of the factors that enhance quality of governance. It enriches democracy. And a true leader ...

Most people are very thin-skinned and easily upset when it comes to receiving criticism. Even when criticism is constructively intended, the receiver may be sensitive and respond with feelings of ...