I Spent 2 Uncomfortable Days With My Executive Team. It Changed How We Run the Company
A CEO's account of two uncomfortable days with his executive team that reshaped company operations.
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.
What New CEOs Get Wrong About the Job
New CEOs consistently misread their role early on in ways that damage credibility and slow organizational momentum.
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.
Our Favorite Management Tips on Building Influence
HBR curates its best evidence-backed advice on how managers build influence across an organization.
Old ways of leadership won’t work in the age of AI. Change these 5 things
Five leadership behaviors that become liabilities in an AI-integrated workplace and what replaces them.
The Office Has to Earn Its Place
Return-to-office mandates are failing when leaders cannot articulate what the office actually offers employees.
How employee anxiety masquerades as performance, then backfires
Employee anxiety mimics high performance until it collapses, posing a hidden retention and culture risk.
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.
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.
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.
Is the AI productivity story at a turning point?
McKinsey examines whether AI productivity gains are finally materializing at organizational scale.
Air Canada Picks Outsider as Next CEO to Rebuild Trust After Video Fallout
Air Canada's choice of an outside CEO after a trust crisis signals how boards use leadership hires to signal accountability.