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 ...

Social discomfort is so universal that social psychologists like me have made careers out of studying it. We can find it almost anywhere, like in salary negotiations or small talk conversations that ...

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 ...

For many people, the hardest part of their job is providing feedback or reviews to people throughout the company. A career coach on TikTok decided to make a video that offered a number of very ...

… and two other tricky workplace dilemmas. Inc.com columnist Alison Green answers questions about workplace and management issues–everything from how to deal with a micromanaging boss to how to talk ...

Ralph Lauren CEO Patrice Louvet doesn't sandwich his criticism between two compliments, he says. Instead, he gets his point across in one of two ways. For smaller issues, he starts with a person's ...

I work at a large retailer in an environment where “feedback is vital to success.” In other words, feedback flows like water, whether it be positive or constructive. The issue I have been having, ...