Workers spend almost four hours per day on average communicating through email, instant messaging, and video or phone calls, according to a 2023 survey from Zoom. Alison Wood Brooks, author of Talk: ...

DEAR READER: Are you relying on AI too much in a bubble for confirming your every move? According to a recent study by Stanford, AI is overly agreeable when it doles out interpersonal advice, which ...

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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 ...

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Without open lines of communication, it can be a struggle to build a healthy operational environment or team culture, causing your entire organization to suffer. Here’s how to do it the right way.

Written in collaboration with Melanie Sodka, capacity management expert and author of Diary of a Functioning Burnout. In our work with leaders, professionals, and high performers who care deeply about ...

You've heard of the "compliment sandwich" — softening a critique by bookending it with praise. There's a 3-step method you might find more helpful when having a difficult conversation. It's similar ...