Leadership

As people become managers, it’s quite common for their team members to want to commiserate with them. This is especially true for friendly, competent, reasonable-seeming managers – people want to commiserate with winners. But commiseration, especially with your direct reports, is organizational poison.

Motivation isn’t pushed — it’s ignited. When people feel seen, heard and trusted — they don’t just show up, they step up.

Timeless Wisdom from the Greatest Leaders in History

Plant, Nurture, Harvest: The Leadership Framework for Success

Tech News : Mark Zuckerberg employs an unconventional leadership style at Meta, directly managing a core team of 25-30 executives without regular one-on-one meeti

And Strategies to Avoid Them

Sneaky Coaching Questions For New Managers

“Houston, we have a problem” is exactly what ran through my head during a recent round of job searches. I’d set aside my morning to find a…

3 positive examples and one rug pull

I remember standing in my father’s tofu factory as a child, watching him transform simple ingredients into something nourishing through…

20 years of fashion photography + stoop coffee (Issue #297)

Why Great Leaders Know When to Slow Down and When to Act Fast

Ditch the Conventional Wisdom — Lead Like a Maverick

Discover the 4 Layers, 23 Skills, and 75 Frameworks to Unlock Your Leadership Potential

The problem of clueless critics, inflated egos, and AI panic

Goodbye three-legged stool, 2-pizza teams, and "managers"

The High Cost of Low Standards

A big leadership misstep — the epic post-it note collaboration fail

Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman reflects the lessons she learned in the first 15 years of building and leading her company.

According to our recent survey, here are the five key factors impacting the happiness of designers and developers at work—and how to optimize them.

What I had to learn the hard way about being an effective manager

The keys that unlock your ability to have a big impact

The future of leadership isn’t reserved for those who fit the mold but for those who break it

Average players want to be left alone. Good players want to be coached. Great players want to be told the truth.

The Leadership Reality Check You Desperately Need Right Now

The reasons are obvious, yet troublesome for most companies

Understanding the Misconception Between Smart Work and Hard Work

Avoiding disagreement kills a team from inside — here’s what to do about it

Harness Personality Differences to Build Stronger Teams and Better Workplaces

Tips and strategies to navigate them