management
Clear communication is good for business and life — but compelling communication can take you to another level.
If you give yourself and others space to tinker and experiment, then you might create something incredible. Here’s how to do it well.
AI-powered voice technology is poised to revolutionize the ways we do business.
Rooted in Vedic philosophy, “anupalabdhi” — or “non-apprehension” — can help you exploit gaps in the market.
Step 1: Don’t solve the wrong problem.
New tech is a double-edged sword. Integration can be expensive and perilous: Mess up the adoption and jobs are on the line.
Defamiliarization is a common tool in the arts. Here we learn how seeing things from a different angle can lead to billion-dollar success.
Your organization won’t become a “data democracy” organically — shared knowledge is key.
Every organization has a power block of dutiful but unappreciated talent. Here’s an effective plan for engagement.
Get rid of the notion that the best employees come from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
Huge shifts in the workforce demand real-world changes in management practices; “command-and-control” no longer cuts it.
Successful alpha leadership is more about caring and healing than dog-eat-dog supremacy.
Talent wants to be free — but a safe company culture puts “the maze in the mouse” and shackles progress.
Being a good leader requires emotional capital, which is one reason why many bosses are so bad at it.
Whether you’re a leader looking to ramp up team output or just trying to improve your skill set, hard work alone is not enough.
If you’ve looked for a job recently, you may have encountered the personality test. You may also have wondered if it was backed by scientific research.
The talent of management should be unleashed toward the management of talent. Many companies are doing the opposite.
Our brains are hardwired to find fault. The best managers don’t let this steer how they interact with their team.
We commonly stereotype psychopaths as criminals, but there are probably more in upper management.
Not all conflict is bad. Expert Priya Parker explains how “heat” can be harnessed for good.
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The Shirky Principle states that “institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.”
You might suppress your emotions when you walk through the door at work. But your colleagues can still feel them.
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When the going gets tough, nothing beats a wide network of tried-and-true connections.
Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty reveals the secret to “good power.”
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What the hell is “re-engineering business value creation systems” anyway?
Are you a video gaming master? Put it on your résumé.
Economist Tyler Cowen explains why intelligence is overrated. Here’s what to look for instead.
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Negative feedback ignites the primal (“fight or flight”) and emotional (“do they hate me?”) parts of our brain first.
“The digital HQ – the digital infrastructure that supports productivity and collaboration – actually became more important than the physical HQ.”
Company culture is always evolving — sometimes for the worse.