Tell Them What’s on Your Mind

When managers avoid giving feedback to their employees or don't set up environments that encourage individuals to seek out feedback … it hurts the individual and the organization," write William A. Gentry and Stephen F. Young in the whitepaper Busting Myths About Feedback: What Leaders Should Know. What happens as a result? Individuals are left confused, high-potential employees end up leaving the organization, and poor performers go even further downhill.