Management - Leadership

By shifting employees from desk to desk every few months, scattering those that do the same types of jobs and rethinking which departments to place side by side, companies say they can boost productivity and collaboration.

Why decisive leadership is so rare.

Leadership is a magnificent intolerance. Read this excerpt of Mandatory Greatness to learn what that means.

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What do Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Mahatma Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Charles Darwin, J.K. Rowling, and Rosa Parks have in common? They are all people who made an impact on …

Research suggests that an established team can become too comfortable.

A few key rituals can help your company move from uncertainty to understanding.

I think it’s time for HR to take off the hair shirt. We have no reason for penance.

In her recent Wall Street Journal article, Rachel Feintzeig quotes an AT&T executive on the importance of middle managers. “Who runs this company?” the executive asks.

The author of Good to Great went to West Point to teach leadership. Instead, he was the one who got schooled.

Authenticity requires you to be vulnerable.

How do you feel when it’s that time to provide “feedback” to your team?

I encounter many myths about employee recognition in my role as a consultant to companies looking to establish or strengthen a culture of appreciation in their organizations. One of the most …

The first time I held a general management role, I had a mentor share something with me I found to be pretty life changing. He said, “You need to worry about WHO and WHY. That’s it.”

“An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.” — Mae West, American actress.

Did you see what Mike Tomlin, head coach of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers, did last week to the players who didn’t make the final cut of the team?

The stereotypes we hold about Gen Y are all backwards.

Breaking emotional or hard news is always tough in a business environment. In smaller companies where the relationships are more closely intertwined, it can be even more difficult. While …