Regular feedback is one of the most powerful tools in improving the performance of employees. However, feedback is psychologically stressful to both give, and hear.

According to the Harvard Business Review, 55% of employees said their most recent performance review had been unfair or inaccurate, and one in four said they dread such evaluations more than anything else in their working lives. When senior HR executives were asked about their biggest performance management challenge, 63% cited managers’ inability or unwillingness to have difficult feedback discussions.