Good managers are hard to find. Most companies pick managers based on personality traits, age, or experience—and according to a recent National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, they may be ...

You spent weeks researching the company. You read online reviews, studied the funding rounds and compared office locations. Then, on the day you joined, you were handed over to a manager you had never ...

Being a great leader means being a great manager too. True leadership blends vision with execution, strategy with teamwork, and asking the right questions. To manage or to lead—that is the question. I ...

A good manager can be just as important to a company’s performance as the combined productive capacity of its employees. This is shown in a new international study, published in The Quarterly Journal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Learn what people management is, why it matters and how to become a better manager. Explore key skills, common mistakes and practical tips for leading high-performing teams.

There are seven brutal truths that separate good managers from bad—trust, clear boundaries, courage under pressure, and so on, according to a recent Fast Company article. Helpful, yes. But here’s the ...

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 ...

Artificial intelligence ought to improve a manager’s lot. Administrative tasks and grunt work take up almost a full working day of a middle manager’s week, according to a survey by McKinsey. Anything ...