Leading

Only 8% of leaders do it.

Don’t make the plan too rigid.

It requires a special approach.

Focus on the big picture, not just the execution.

Don’t let them see their job as a mindless routine.

When employees felt respected and listened to, engagement surged.

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Sue Ashford, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, breaks down her decades of research on leadership—who achieves it, and how a group grants it. She explains that the world isn’t divided into leaders and followers. Instead, it’s a state that everyone can reach, whether they’re officially in charge or not. She also explains why shared leadership benefits a team and organization. Ashford offers tips on how to effectively grow leadership in yourself and your employees.

Introduction Many organizations spend a lot of time and energy building strong brands —but they often fall short when it comes to strengthening their employer reputation. “Employer branding” is no …

In an uncharted world of exponential change driven by technology, marketing leadership means depending on judgement as much as data.

Everyone wants to have an impact.

As CTO of Flatiron Health, Gil Shklarski has had to keep a rapidly-growing technical team aligned through many tough decisions. This is the framework that works every time.

"The beauty of the phrase is that it eliminates fear and stress."

Mastery, membership, and meaning are all more important than money.

New analytical tools that help us move beyond folk wisdom and placebo effects.

New analytical tools that help us move beyond folk wisdom and placebo effects.

New analytical tools that help us move beyond folk wisdom and placebo effects.

Wharton’s No. 1 professor, Adam Grant, talked with some of the most iconic entrepreneurs about how they manage fear.

Claire Hughes Johnson is the woman overseeing Stripe's rocketship ascent. Here, she shares a list of questions that any startup can use to guide hyper-growth.

Businesses are increasingly focused on customer experience yet 30% of senior leaders are confused about who should take ownership of it.

Decency debt, how it accumulates, and how it gets called

When the going gets tough, true leaders take action.

Many tactics aimed at motivating uninspired employees have one major flaw: they don’t account for the person and their ability to feel drive.

You may surprise yourself and find good in the bad.

Having trouble bringing your teams together to realise your strategy? Drawings may help.

The phrase nosce teipsum, know thyself, has been a classic theme throughout history. We discover it in the writings of great thinkers, such as Socrates, Ovid, Cicero, in the sayings of the Seven Sages of Greece, on the entrance to the Temple of Apollo, in early Christian writings, in Vedic [...]

You can’t run the business by yourself, You need your employees. So, how do you effectively share company goals with your employees?

Emotional intelligence is an important part of being a successful leader. Learn the signs of emotional intelligence in leadership in this blog post.

Be curious and respectful.