Publication Type

Magazine Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

10-2019

Abstract

Managers tend to inflate the feedback they give to their direct reports, particularly when giving bad news. And by presenting subpar performance more positively than they should, managers make it impossible for employees to learn, damaging their careers and, often, the company.

Discipline

Organizational Behavior and Theory | Organizational Communication

Research Areas

Corporate Communication; Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

Publication

Harvard Business Review

First Page

1

Last Page

3

ISSN

0017-8012

Publisher

Harvard Business Review

External URL

https://hbr.org/2019/10/are-you-sugarcoating-your-feedback-without-realizing-it

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