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.
Uber Is Cutting 20 Percent of Its Managers. Other Companies Should Be Careful
Uber's 20% manager cut warns other companies against using layoffs as an org-design shortcut.
Thousands of Barclays staff revolt against three-day office mandate
Thousands of Barclays employees revolting against a three-day office mandate is a return-to-office warning for leaders.
Will Your Organization Stand By Its Values—Even When It’s Hard?
HBR asks whether organizations actually defend their stated values when pressure and cost are real.
When There’s More Work Than Your Team Can Handle
HBR offers managers concrete strategies for when workload consistently exceeds what teams can realistically absorb.
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol Says the Company Is Back. His Turnaround Comes Down to 1 Leadership Principle
Niccol's Starbucks turnaround surfaces a single leadership principle executives can apply immediately.
How to Lead When Everyone’s Watching
Leading under public scrutiny requires deliberate communication choices executives rarely practice enough.
how do I talk to an employee about her clothing?
Managers routinely avoid clothing conversations, but handling them well is a core difficult-conversation skill.
How employee anxiety masquerades as performance, then backfires
Employee anxiety mimics high performance until it collapses, posing a hidden retention and culture risk.
How AI Creates a Capability Mirage
MIT Sloan warns AI creates a capability mirage where leaders overestimate what their organizations can actually do with 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.
A comedian’s viral joke about Lovesac’s 24-box couch assembly wasn’t the problem. The company’s response was
Lovesac's response to a viral joke became the real crisis, illustrating how brands amplify minor moments.
What Gets Your Best Employees to Stay
MIT Sloan research identifies what actually keeps top employees from leaving, with direct retention implications.
Employers pushed staff to use AI more. That has backfired
Pushing employees to adopt AI without support is backfiring, damaging morale and productivity.
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.
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.
EY is dangling bonuses of up to $25,000 for workers who prove their human skills still matter in the age of AI
EY offers up to $25,000 in bonuses to reward employees who demonstrate human skills AI cannot replace.