Tough talk can be, well, tough. But it's also critical for ensuring your team is working at its best. Learn what holds managers back and how to remove the block that may be hurting your bottom line.

Between regular meetings, yearly performance reviews and performance improvement plans, there are a multitude of ways for managers to evaluate employee performance and communicate feedback. What’s ...

Being a manager isn't just about assigning tasks and meeting deadlines; it's also about motivating and inspiring team members. It's about shaping the culture your team experiences every day. “People ...

It’s a conversation no manager wants to have: one that leads to the termination of an employee. This uncomfortable, but often necessary, step requires leaders to balance empathy with professionalism ...

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In an era when connecting with and engaging employees is paramount to make work meaningful and maximize performance, a newly launched State of Performance ...

January often arrives with loud promises. Vision boards, resolutions, motivational quotes and well-meaning advice dominate conversations.Yet as the year settles, many professionals quietly realise ...

At around 12:30 p.m. on March 5, Adriane Smith stopped by the desks of the three people who report to her and offered an apology. "I'm so sorry," she told her colleagues, who at first—not surprisingly ...

Managers and employees diverge in their views of leadership engagement, priorities and effectiveness — particularly in how well managers deliver in these areas, according to an Oct. 14 report from the ...

Managers play a big role in how employees feel work, accounting for 70% of variance in employee engagement. For this reason, manager-to-direct-report recognition is vital for creating a culture where ...