Great Leaders Don’t Just Ask Questions. They Ask Better Ones
Leaders who ask sharper questions drive better decisions and signal stronger executive presence.
The Hidden Costs of Layoffs Are Bigger Than Most Companies Admit
Layoff hidden costs—morale, productivity, rehiring—routinely exceed what leadership accounts for.
Your AI strategy has an employee problem
AI strategy fails when leaders skip employee buy-in, creating adoption gaps that undermine transformation goals.
AI Disruption Is Coming. How Should Leaders Prepare?
HBR identifies specific leadership actions executives should take now to prepare organizations for AI disruption.
UBS demands new junior bankers show AI proficiency
UBS now requires junior bankers to demonstrate AI proficiency, signaling a hiring baseline shift.
They paid $470,000 for a ‘boring’ business. Within days, almost everything went wrong
A business acquisition gone wrong reveals how quickly operational assumptions can collapse on leaders.
Tech CEOs want the world to embrace AI, but protestors outside their G20 gathering show the industry’s growing popularity problem
Tech CEOs face a sharpening public trust gap as AI enthusiasm collides with organized protest at G20.
Suno pulls controversial Mary J. Blige AI ad after 'representative' fraud
Suno pulls AI ad after fraudulent celebrity endorsement surfaces, signaling new risks in AI-generated campaigns.
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.
Spot Toxic Leadership Traits in an Interview
HBR identifies interview signals that reveal toxic leadership before a bad hire is made.
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
Research shows a compelling narrative can shift even resistant negotiators, a direct executive skill.
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.
What Gets Your Best Employees to Stay
MIT Sloan research identifies what actually keeps top employees from leaving, with direct retention implications.
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.
Chipotle’s COO takes employees to dinner every week to spot his next leaders—here are the 4 traits he’s seeking
Chipotle's COO uses weekly team dinners to identify leadership potential through four observable traits.