Management - Leadership

Some bad managers are easy to spot. They yell, they micromanage, they take credit for other people’s work.

But the more dangerous ones are harder to catch. They’re fluent in a special kind of corporate language — one that sounds reasonable on the surface, but hides a lack of leadership underneath.

Learn why macromanagement can harm your team and discover how to balance giving guidance while allowing creativity, ensuring everyone feels supported.

Lead through trust and friendship. Strengthen leadership by building genuine connections that spark collaboration and open doors to growth. Influence thrives when relationships are rooted in mutual support and shared goals.

Your employees have great ideas, but they may be afraid to tell you. Marlene Chism offers strategies to get them talking.

Dear Madeleine, I am a fairly new manager, and I really like managing. My issue is that a young woman I hired a few years ago either cannot or will not meet expectations. She excelled at the job during her six-month probationary period, and then went off a cliff. She has been on one performance…

More than a third of managers reported feeling like they were not sufficiently prepared to handle the people management and leadership aspect of their jobs, and that their company had not given them the tools they needed to perform. 

Learn how the Ohio State Leadership Studies changed our view on leadership by focusing on behaviors, such as setting goals and building team relationships.

Find out how constructive conflict can lead to better collaboration and gain techniques for resolving tensions in your team.

Change, it has been said, is one of the few certainties in life. While that’s always been true, the pace of change has never been more rapid. Think about it; much of the technology we take for granted today was considered impossible less than 20 years ago. And it’s not just technology. It’s medical, it’s…

Gen Z values trust and transparency. Here’s how great leaders foster a work culture that keeps them engaged.

Failure is inevitable, but growth is optional. The leaders who thrive know how to turn mistakes into stepping stones.

The C-suite can learn a lot from how first responders deal with high-stress situations, says this executive.  Leadership isn’t about titles or hierarchy; it’s about recognizing strengths and empowering the right people to lead when it matters most.

At the beginning of a recent Performance-based Hiring program for hiring managers, I made a confession. I told them that this program wasn't about interviewing and hiring, it was about what it takes to be a great manager.

Discover how emotional intelligence enhances leadership by fostering self-awareness, empathy, and emotional regulation for improved workplace performance and team cohesion.

As a CEO, you face tough decisions every day—and some choices will result in your getting knocked down. The most important thing? Keep moving forward.

Dear Madeleine, I have been managing people for over a decade and now manage several businesses. There are constant fires that need to be put out. I spend hours on the phone trying to get to the bottom of what the problems are. Sometimes, after I have put in time, it turns that what seemed…