Or the outbursts take the form of tears. (And no, not just from women.) People sometimes cry in response to negativefeedbackor out of sheer aggravation.
And one academic review of more than 600 employee-feedback studies found that two-thirds of appraisals had zero or even negative effects on employee performance after the feedback was given.
But while praise should be delivered with conviction or an emotional connection, emotions should be taken out of the equation when giving negativefeedback, Zenger says.