Receiving feedback

Do it before completing 50-60% of your work.

It’s the most valuable attribute we’re not teaching our high-potentials.

At least half of all employees have quit a job at some point because of their supervisor. People complain of bosses who bully them, micromanage, steal...

First, consider that it might be right.

It doesn’t have to be lonely at the top.

Six strategies to separate critiques aimed to tear you down from guidance meant to build you up.

Advice for the heat of the moment.

The job interview process is a chance for you to learn about yourself, too.

Peter Bregman, CEO of Bregman Partners, offers four simple steps to reopen a dialogue.

Try to find out why.

Three core behaviors to cultivate.

Don't let your ego get in the way of your growth.

First, figure out why.

Your employees want it, and you should too.

How to turn upsetting or surprising information into helpful and productive data.

Start by diagnosing the source of the problem.

Six tips for soliciting radical candor.

It can be hard to draw out the truth.

Five steps to take when you learn that others' perceptions don't match up with your own.

A survey shows that gaining confidence makes you more open to change.

In 2017, Dr. Gordon Morewood, chair of anesthesiology at Temple University Health System (Temple Health) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, faced a rapidly...

Performance management is changing. Adapt your approach along with it. For decades, performance management has been seen as an annual chore by managers...

If you read nothing else on managing people, read these definitive articles from Harvard Business Review. Managing people is fraught with challenges,...

Supplement to case W20203

Performance management is changing. Adapt your approach along with it. For decades, performance management has been seen as an annual chore by managers...

A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place. We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review...

If you read nothing else on communicating effectively, read these definitive articles from Harvard Business Review. The best leaders know how to communicate...

A multi-issue 1-on-1 internal negotiation between a manager (Sebastian) and his employee (Diane). Diane wants Sebastian's feedback on her recent performance...

Don't wait for someone else to manage your career. The days of HR-sponsored development plans are over. Managing your career--and the skills you need...

Manage your energy--and your mood. How to be human at work. HBR's Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of...

Are you a good boss--or a great one? Get more of the management ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with "HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People...

Five years' worth of management wisdom, all in one place. Get the latest, most significant thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review in "5 Years...

Private equity firm XAF Partners, created out of the 2003 merger of Shanghai-based Xuan Partners and AF Group, a spin out of the Shanghai-based, emerging...

A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place. We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review...

Harness the power of a growth mindset. Cultivating a positive outlook can help you and your team embrace strengths, see opportunities instead of problems,...

Master the art of delivering feedback. Whether you're dealing with a problem employee or praising the good work of a colleague, you need to communicate...

Performance feedback is crucial to a career in the information-rich global economy. However, feedback is psychologically stressful to both give, and hear....

Are you a good boss--or a great one? Get more of the management ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with "HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People...

Is your workplace toxic? Toxic workplaces take many forms. Whether you're dealing with a narcissistic boss, a backstabbing colleague, endless microaggressions,...

Presents two situations: 1) two graduating MBAs from Harvard Business School compare and contrast their strategies for getting off to a good start in...

Do it before completing 50-60% of your work.

In 2017, Dr. Gordon Morewood, chair of anesthesiology at Temple University Health System (Temple Health) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, faced a rapidly...

It’s the most valuable attribute we’re not teaching our high-potentials.

At least half of all employees have quit a job at some point because of their supervisor. People complain of bosses who bully them, micromanage, steal...

First, consider that it might be right.

It doesn’t have to be lonely at the top.

Six strategies to separate critiques aimed to tear you down from guidance meant to build you up.

Advice for the heat of the moment.

The job interview process is a chance for you to learn about yourself, too.

Dear HBR: answers your questions with the help of consultant Ben Dattner.