Just adding the “thank you” goes a long way toward changing the tone of your response. In a job interview, the more polite ...

What you don't say can be just as important as what you do, and your parents did a great job raising you if you refuse to say these phrases under any circumstances.

11 Better Ways to Praise Employees Besides Saying ‘Great Job’ Highlighting specific things people do well shows you’re paying attention, and that has a more lasting positive impact.

One of the benefits of having been writing in this space for such a long time is that I can go to my own archives over these evergreen issues and see what I’ve had to say. I see a piece from 2016 ...

Bosses have forgotten how to say "good job" — and it's driving employees to quit Employees want to feel valued and appreciated at work. But bosses are bad at giving praise.

In addition, “good job” is often used in an insincere way. I am imagining a scenario where your child insists that you watch them do hundreds of handstands in the pool and for each one you say “good ...

Here’s what to say in an interview that’s just begun to land you that new job offer. “It’s so nice to meet you! I’ve really been looking forward to this interview.

About a third (35%) say it’s just a job to get them by. 58% of workers with lower incomes say their job is just something to get them by, compared with 31% of those with middle incomes and 17% of ...

All of this is to say: In asking to tackle a new role at a job you love, you risk not just hearing “no” but also having to reconfigure how you think about the future, and where that future may ...

Your parents did a good job raising you if you say the phrase “I’m sorry, I misunderstood” often. Saying this phrase highlights that you’re self-assured enough to admit making mistakes.