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Why the Most Productive People Don’t Always Make the Best Managers
When a company needs a supervisor for a team, senior leaders often anoint the team’s most productive performer.
How to Be an Effective Leader in Times of Change
It’s a task that requires a clear focus on four basic needs identified by Gallup’s leadership research.
Harvard Research Proves Toxic Employees Destroy Your Culture and Your Bottom Line
Nothing destroys a culture faster than feelings of danger and mistrust. Leaders who wait to contain toxic damage risk losing everything.
Social Science Researchers Examine The Peter Principle
Workers with a strong sales record were likely to be promoted into managerial positions, yet they tended to be worse at..
Research: When Being a Humble Leader Backfires
Do humble leaders make more effective leaders? Do their teams have better outcomes? According to our research, the answer is: It depends. ..
Research: Learning a Little About Something Makes Us Overconfident
To be a beginner is to be susceptible to undue optimism and confidence.
A time for boards to act
According to a new survey, directors see good operations and effective execution of key board activities linking with stronger self-report..
This Study of 300,000 Leaders Revealed the Top 10 Traits for Success
According to leadership development consultants Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman, these are the skills that leaders need to succeed.
People Don’t Want to Be Compared with Others in Performance Reviews
They want to be compared with themselves. Why are employees so frustrated about the way they are evaluated, despite all the time and money..
The Performance-Management Secret Only 1 in 5 Companies Knows
A survey of over 25,800 companies showed that fully 20 percent had dumped dreaded annual performance ratings.