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Managers Fear Giving Feedback to High Performers. Here’s Why It Hurts Engagement

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13.03.2026

Managers Fear Giving Feedback to High Performers. Here’s Why It Hurts Engagement

Consistent, courageous feedback, not silence, is what high performers actually want.

BY NETTA JENKINS, FOUNDER, HIC; WORKPLACE CONSULTING FIRM | AUTHOR OF SUPERCHARGED TEAMS

Most managers don’t fear giving feedback to struggling employees. They fear giving it to their best ones. The high performers who consistently deliver. The........

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