Compliments can be powerful because they focus on a trait, characteristic, accomplishment or deed that someone has achieved. And when someone is acknowledged in a positive way it can make a difference ...

There is a lot of evidence that compliments benefit both the giver and the receiver. Giving compliments makes you feel good about your relationship with other people and also gives you the joy of ...

Abraham Lincoln once observed that “everybody likes a compliment.” Yet, how many of us have had a kind, complimentary thought about another individual as we were going about our daily lives, but never ...

If you’ve ever loved someone, you know the feeling of delivering a truly heart-felt compliment and seeing the person light up in return. It’s a feeling like no other—and one that’ll you want to repeat ...

Whether you are a manager or an individual contributor, giving and receiving compliments plays a critical role in building and maintaining relationships at work. When done well, a compliment is one of ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. The morning before my daughter was released from the hospital to recover from scoliosis surgery, a heat wave hit. Like most Seattle homes, ours ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Let’s face it. We all need compliments on a regular basis. Leading isn’t easy. Working with ...

The classic method is not fooling employees anymore. An expert told Newsweek the most effective way to give workplace ...

Women are regularly shot with self-esteem-boosting arrows from men in the form of compliments, from the street whistler to the rando at the bar to the sincere guy we're dating. Everywhere we turn, ...