A new study reveals a fascinating truth about workplace leadership—and explains why "accidental managers" consistently ...
Many startup managers find themselves in leadership roles because of their technical skills or entrepreneurial drive, not necessarily because they’ve been formally trained in the art of management.
All too often, good leadership is viewed as a more enticing and important topic than good management. People aspire to be leaders; they are trained to be managers. Many don’t even want to be referred ...
A good manager can be just as important to a company's performance as the combined productive capacity of its employees. This ...
I want to dive into the saying “people don’t quit bad jobs, they quit bad managers.” It’s a common saying that most people have heard, but I don’t think the impact of this idea is fully understood or ...
All managers make mistakes. However, some mistakes are not only avoidable, they’re costly to business and hinder a team’s development and growth. Most managers are too busy playing a catch-up ...
As someone who has committed her career to helping managers be more effective and impactful, there’s one piece of data that continually haunts my dreams: Nearly a third of employees believe that ...
Good managers are hard to find. According to Harvard University, effective business leaders need many different qualities that don't always exist in the same person. However, any business professional ...
Stepping into a senior position is a proud moment for upwardly mobile professionals. However, becoming a successful manager is far from straightforward. Analyst Gartner suggests that as many as 40% of ...
Management professionals dedicate significant time to developing their technical and organizational expertise. But in today’s dynamic environment, mastery of emotional intelligence (often referred to ...
Each January, National Mentoring Month provides an opportunity to put explicit attention on the role and value of mentoring relationships. Mentoring is a tool individuals can use to grow their career ...