Why leaders struggle with negative feedback
Leaders consistently avoid giving negative feedback, undermining team performance and trust.
Your greatest strengths as a leader may be holding you back
Overused leadership strengths become blind spots that stall executive effectiveness and team growth.
Gen Z can’t figure out how to talk to their millennial and Gen X bosses—and it’s becoming a workplace crisis
Gen Z and older manager communication gaps are creating measurable workplace friction leaders must address.
Deliver Bad Earnings News Without Making It Worse
How executives frame bad financial news determines whether they lose or retain stakeholder confidence.
Demand for One Leadership Skill Just Spiked 350% in a Year, Report Finds
Demand for one specific leadership skill jumped 350 percent in a year, signaling a clear executive priority shift.
How Leadership Anxiety Derails Transformation
Leaders' own anxiety about change is a primary cause of failed organizational transformations, MIT Sloan finds.
EY Is Giving Employees $100 Million in Bonuses. The Reasoning Says a Lot About the Future of Leadership
EY's $100 million bonus program signals that investing in human capability is a leadership strategy, not a perk.
Middle Managers Will Make or Break AI Adoption
Middle managers are the decisive factor in whether AI adoption succeeds or fails across an organization.
It turns out that Gen Z didn’t quit on careers. The work force quit on them
New data shows Gen Z didn't disengage from careers — workplaces failed to engage them.
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.
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.
Employees are staying silent about the issues HR most needs to hear
Employees are withholding critical feedback from HR, leaving leaders blind to their most pressing problems.
Earning and sustaining trust in the age of AI
McKinsey research shows how leaders earn and sustain employee trust as AI reshapes organizations.
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.
as a manager, how can I stop saying “we” when I mean “you”?
A common manager verbal habit — saying 'we' when you mean 'you' — undermines accountability and clear feedback.
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.