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 ...

If you’ve been avoiding or delaying giving critical feedback to your team, not only are you costing your company greatly, but ...

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 ...

A good manager can be the make-or-break factor with retention. Here are some best practices for becoming a better manager and common mistakes to avoid. Managers are going to need to be flexible to ...

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 ...

Henry Mintzberg’s management theory outlines 10 managerial roles and five organizational structures for businesses to improve ...

Structure your one-on-one conversations the right way to boost employee engagement and motivation. Gallup’s extensive employee engagement research, which spans several decades, found that not having ...

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 ...

Trouble with managers in the past? The bad news is it’s unfortunate. The good news is you’re not alone. With around 70% of the U.S. workforce disengaged, that suggests a whole lot of employee-manager ...