"Handles constructive criticism well" appears in many work-related performance reviews. You may have even had it on your report card growing up. And there's a reason why dealing with constructive ...

Effective constructive criticism maintains a delicate balance. When criticism is too harsh, recipients shut down emotionally, get defensive, and fail to hear a word you say. When criticism is too soft ...

Let’s admit it: even if we know constructive criticism is good for us, it can be a challenge to accept it. Hearing that we’re doing something wrong, and then fixing it, is a next-level personality ...

No matter your level of experience, it can hurt to hear negative feedback. But your mistakes can also motivate you. Do these 3 things the next time you get criticism that stings Receiving ...

Let’s face it: Every employee is going to mess up at some point in their careers. It’s how you, as a business owner, address it that makes all the difference. This week, we asked 11 designers—Anna ...

What is constructive criticism, though, and how does it differ from nagging? Well, the line separating the two is super-subjective to the person receiving it. But as a general rule, the difference ...

We often hear that it is a sign of emotional maturity and intellectual curiosity to be open to constructive criticism from others, and that negative feedback can help us identify important gaps ...

NCET helps you explore business and technology. How do people react when you offer to give them “constructive criticism”? What do you notice about their body language, tone of voice and overall ...

I’ll go right ahead and start out by admitting that unless everything is going great, giving and receiving feedback can be pretty rough. The term “constructive criticism” was surely invented as a ...