Most Managers Avoid Giving Tough Feedback. Here Are 4 Ways to Fix That

These four moves can turn uncomfortable conversations into your most effective management tool.

If you’ve been avoiding or delaying giving critical feedback to your team, not only are you costing your company greatly, but you’re also not alone. Leadership IQ reports that 67 percent of managers do the same, and HR trusts only 35 percent of managers to handle those difficult conversations without them in the room.

Many startups don’t have an HR department, leaving those conversations to fall on the founder or their most trusted leaders. Hinting at a performance issue in 1:1s, sending Slack messages instead of having the conversation, or giving someone a vague review rather than a direct one (and then losing the person’s  – or the........

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