When telling someone he's wrong, don't be too direct with your approach:Before jumping right in with something like, “This is really wrong!”, try saying, “It’s evident that you put a ton of time and effort into this project, and it looks great!”

Start With Something Positive

Phrasing things as inquiries, rather than statements, makes it obvious that your intention is to facilitate a conversation that ultimately improves the end result—not just dole out strict demands.

Incorporate Questions

It’s your chance to demonstrate that you weren’t trying to be insulting. Plus, you’ll be able to ensure that everything is correct the second time around.

Offer Help

Being overly authoritative, confrontational, and closed-minded when making a correction will only make you look pretentious and condescending. Be open for discussion and try saying “I’m looking at page 10 of this document, and something’s not quite matching up for me. Can we take a quick look at this part together?”

Avoid Sounding Authoritative

Evidence is helpful for demonstrating that you have logical reasoning behind your correction—and that you’re not just shouting out random remarks to make your co-worker look incompetent.

Provide Evidence

When correcting someone, avoid yelling or screaming, don't use short sentences and avoid using defensive body language.Try to maintain an overall positive posture.

Use a Gentle, Helpful Tone

Your co-worker continually uses the incorrect statistic in a team meeting. The new guy keeps mispronouncing your name. Your supervisor doesn't have the right understanding of how a certain process should work. Yep, somebody is misinformed and blanketing the world in inaccurate information. You feel it's your duty to set things right.

Start With Something Positive

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