Management - Leadership

Office culture doesn’t turn toxic because of a few bad seeds. It turns toxic because leadership didn’t see or outright ignored the signs that something was amiss.

Dear Madeleine, I am a client services manager at a new cancer center in Lagos, Nigeria. I have just had my six-month appraisal with the CEO. Along with my responsibilities, I have been helping my CEO with her calendar and all other duties. During the appraisal, she said she wants me to be her executive…

It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a year since the world was blindsided by a global pandemic. Millions of people are mourning losses due to COVID-19: family members, friends, and colleagues who have died; businesses and jobs that have been lost; savings accounts that have been depleted. Almost everyone has experienced some form…

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced every organization to face its own set of challenges and opportunities to accelerate forward to humanize the future of work.

By Arash Arabi. Influence is a skill. Leaders who are competent in the art of influence can easily gather support from others and are able to lead a group that is engaged, mobilised…

Dear Madeleine, I manage an IT group—12 people—that does the tech stack for all supply chain management for a national chain of service providers. We also sell some product, but not a lot. I report directly to the CTO and have a good relationship with him. At the beginning of the year, after much discussion…

With the unexpectedness and magnitude of the disruption caused by the pandemic, it’s not surprising that resilience is a hot topic. Organizations big and small are looking for guidance on how to manage what lies ahead and how to ensure that their employees have the critical skills and mindsets to navigate this uncertain journey.  Of course, it’s worth pointing out that the ability to work through challenging circumstances has always been important in business, even if not commonly defined by the term “resilience.” Organizations have always experienced disruptions — related to competitive pressures from new technologies, changing political and regulatory landscapes,

What is your ideal or best company culture? Many leaders can’t answer this question. Learn to define and create a high-performance culture for your employees.

Employee Engagement Statistics for 2018: 85 percent of employees report not being engaged at work, and 81 percent say they would consider leaving if the right opportunity presented itself.

Oleg Konovalov shares the importance of creating a vision. If you are a leader, read this post to help your organization achieve new heights.

Employees want flexible workplace options and they're willing to quit to get them, according to new research.

Your job is to put your employees in the best position to succeed. So what truly makes a successful manager? The ability to engage and motivate people.

In the last 10 days, two different people have each “bumped” me twice: one was a TV producer who wanted to interview me and the other was a top exec who