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Can You Be a Great Leader Without Technical Expertise?
Studies suggest that the best leaders know a lot about the domain in which they are leading, and part of what makes them..
Research: If You Position Products as a Set, People Are More Likely to Buy Them All
Although firms and fundraisers would always prefer more engagement, they might instead consider finding a sweet spot for engagement and se..
Training Programs and Reporting Systems Won’t End Sexual Harassment. Promoting More Women Will
We already know how to reduce sexual harassment at work, and the answer is actually pretty simple: Hire and promote more women.
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Change Management
Studies consistently report that about three-quarters of change efforts flop—either they fail to deliver the anticipated benefits or they ..
Corporate Culture Is an Alarmingly Low Priority for Boards
There appears to be a significant discrepancy between what board directors believe and what happens in practice.
How Coca-Cola, Netflix, and Amazon Learn from Failure
Why, all of a sudden, are so many successful business leaders urging their companies and colleagues to make more mistakes and embrace more..
Research: Men Get Credit for Voicing Ideas, but Not Problems. Women Don’t Get Credit for Either
Men who spoke up with ideas were seen as having higher status and were more likely to emerge as leaders. Women did not receive any benefit..
A Survey of How 1,000 CEOs Spend Their Day Reveals What Makes Leaders Successful
What makes a CEO effective?
Build a tower, build a team
Who can build the tallest tower with these ingredients? And why does a surprising group always beat the average?
There Are Two Types of Performance — but Most Organizations Only Focus on One
Our research into over 20,000 workers shows most leaders and organizations tend to focus on one type of performance. But two types are imp..