Management - Leadership

In considering the idea that a mixed group of people provide creative diversity, and therefore, potentially, power I was reminded of Napoleon Hill's 'Mastermind Group' - the similarity of this idea is striking ...

Peter Drucker, a management guru who has written extensively on knowledge work, is quoted for saying “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. He wants to emphasize the importance of culture over strategy. If you focus on strategy, but not on your culture, it’s the culture that wins. Drucker says we need more focus on culture.

And it’s true. Culture definitely trumps strategy. Yet even culture is subordinate to the system.

Last of three parts Note: In case you missed them, the first two parts are The Many Benefits That Come From “Stay” Interviews and 20 Possible Questions You Should Consider Asking If …...

First of three parts Many firms use exit interviews to find out why employees are leaving their jobs. Unfortunately, asking an employee on their last day “why are you leaving?

It’s important to motivate and reward your best people, but is promotion really the right call?

Let's not become so infatuated with vision that we forget process.

Leaders and followers are linked – you cannot have one without the other. Becoming an effective leader requires figuring out how to create a following...

Have you ever taken a job thinking the company culture was “A” but it was really “X”? Find out how you can uncover a company culture!

Especially if they are older workers, or confident ones.

Leaders are a causal force — they cause things to happen that were not going to happen without their influence. They are future oriented and they envision possibilities that are often …

Here are 10 ways to guarantee that your best people will quit: 10. Treat everyone equally. This may sound good, but your employees are not equal. Some are worth more because they produce …

Sheryl Sandberg has called it one of the most important documents ever to come out of Silicon Valley. It’s been viewed more than 5 million times on the web. But when Reed Hastings and I (along with some colleagues) wrote a PowerPoint deck explaining how we shaped the culture and motivated performance at Netflix

When it comes to detecting employee disengagement, companies tend to gloss over emerging issues until they become much bigger problems.

Second of three parts Note: Part 1 of this series was The Many Benefits That Come From

Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ethan S. Bernstein explains why decreasing workplace transparency can increase productivity.

A new poll finds that Americans think their own gratitude is increasing, while everyone else’s is going down. The good news? This is impossible!

What happens when Big Data meets human resources? The emerging practice of "people analytics" is already transforming how employers hire, fire, and promote.

Making employees feel motivated and rewarded can be a very difficult task for a business owner or manager. Here are a few tips for making it easier.

Having the best managers to handle each team is the best way to ensure the success of your project. Here are some qualities all great managers have...

What to do when someone is screaming, venting, explaining, or belaboring.

Employee recognition is an important form of positive feedback (who doesn’t love being recognized for their efforts after all?!