How Criticizing in Private Undermines Your Team

This week I’m sharing with you my blog that was posted today on the Harvard Business Review website. Is the topic relevant to you? If so, I encourage you to join the conversation by posting a comment at the end of the HBR blog.

“You are holding your weekly team leadership meeting. You are discussing with your direct reports how to handle the project delays that have caused the team to miss its quarterly numbers. You know that Ted — one of your direct reports — contributed to missing the numbers by missing two key deadlines. You’ve seen this kind of behavior before from Ted, and you’ve seen the team’s frustration with Ted. You decide to not say anything…read more.”