Our Favorite Management Tips on Building Influence
HBR curates evidence-backed habits that help managers build influence across an organization.
When AI removes the first rung of the career ladder
AI automating entry-level work threatens the talent pipeline that produces tomorrow's leaders.
52 Percent of Employees Are Thinking About a New Job. Leaders Still Have 4 Ways to Make Them Stay
More than half of employees are actively considering leaving, but leaders still have four concrete retention levers.
The surprising downside of high-performing employees
High performers carry hidden organizational costs leaders rarely see until damage is already done.
AI Replacing Workers Is the Wrong Reason For All Those Layoffs
Leaders misattributing layoffs to AI miss the real structural forces driving workforce reductions.
Gen Z’s iced coffee habit in interviews could be costing them jobs, recruiters warn: ‘It isn’t really about coffee’
Recruiters warn Gen Z candidates are losing job offers over small behavioral signals that read as disrespect.
The More Accessible Information Is, the Less Employees Remember
Research finds easier information access paradoxically reduces how much employees retain and act on.
Old ways of leadership won’t work in the age of AI. Change these 5 things
AI forces executives to update five core leadership behaviors that no longer produce results.
Author Talks: Read the room before you lead it
McKinsey author argues leaders must read a room's dynamics before they can effectively lead it.
how can I encourage my staff to bring me complaints?
Ask a Manager offers concrete tactics for creating the psychological safety employees need to surface complaints.
How employee anxiety masquerades as performance, then backfires
Employee anxiety mimics high performance until it collapses, posing a hidden retention and culture risk.
What Gets Your Best Employees to Stay
MIT Sloan research identifies what actually keeps top employees from leaving, with direct retention implications.
Corporate America Is Axing the ‘Micro-Team’ Boss
Companies are eliminating small-team middle managers, reshaping how leadership layers actually function.
Ernst & Young Is Giving $100 Million in Bonuses to Staff for ‘Human’ Skills
EY commits $100 million in bonuses explicitly rewarding human skills as AI reshapes the workplace.
A Compelling Story Can Disarm Even a Skeptical Negotiator
MIT Sloan research finds a well-constructed story can shift even resistant negotiators, a tool every executive communicator needs.
The new management playbook for AI: How to move faster and create more value
McKinsey's new AI management playbook outlines how executives can accelerate value without losing control.
5 Ways to Make Office Days More Meaningful for Employees
Research-backed strategies help executives make in-office days genuinely worthwhile rather than obligatory and resented.
How QVC kept its cool after a live TV mishap
QVC's live TV mishap response offers a replicable model for calm, credible crisis communications in real time.
telling two employees they didn’t get a promotion but their coworker did
Handling promotion denials well requires specific messaging discipline that most managers underestimate.
Junior consultants called back to office as AI increases need for human skills
Consulting firms return junior staff to offices as AI raises demand for human skills leaders must cultivate.