Great Leaders Don’t Just Ask Questions. They Ask Better Ones
Leaders who ask sharper, more intentional questions consistently unlock better thinking from their teams.
The Hidden Costs of Layoffs Are Bigger Than Most Companies Admit
Layoff true costs — morale, productivity, rehiring — are consistently underestimated by organizations making cuts.
Like Jamie Dimon, AT&T CEO says if you attend a meeting, you need to show up prepared—he ‘craves’ people who don’t just sit back and observe
AT&T CEO models meeting culture where preparation is non-negotiable, echoing a growing C-suite standard.
AI Disruption Is Coming. How Should Leaders Prepare?
HBR video surfaces practical frameworks for how leaders should prepare their organizations for AI-driven 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 immediately illustrates how crisis readiness and communication planning must precede ownership.
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.
Great products don’t market themselves
Effective communication is what converts great products into market success for leaders.
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.
Former Labor Secretary Oversaw a ‘Toxic, Intimidating’ Workplace, Report Finds
A government workplace toxicity report illustrates how leadership behavior becomes a public reputation crisis.
Corporate America Is Axing the ‘Micro-Team’ Boss
Companies are eliminating small-team middle managers, reshaping how leadership layers actually function.
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.
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.
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.