Eight in 10 of U.S. workers with highly effective managers feel valued at their organization, compared to 35% of workers lacking such managers, according to findings released June 13 from the Society ...

A good manager can be just as important to a company's performance as the combined productive capacity of its employees. This ...

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 ...

It’s rather ironic because one of the most consistent ways to inspire and motivate people is to do just that—clarify goals and expectations and keep people abreast of those goals over time. The best ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Have you ever observed how managers are too soft and nice because they are afraid their subordinates will say: “You are a bad manager?” I think it’s a common fear amongst leaders, one we rarely talk ...