Great leaders seek to develop the leadership capacity of those they lead. As an institution, a business ought to be like an assembly line that churns out leaders, all but guaranteeing smooth ...

Today’s workplace: Flatter workplace structures. Faster pace. Increased transparency. More volatility and uncertainty. And everyone is responding differently. For example, several leaders I’m working ...

Managers, listen up. If you want to build strong relationships and communication habits among your teams, open up a Google Doc or grab your favorite whiteboard marker. Now write down these three words ...

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Understanding what your direct reports do and don’t need to know ensures smoother communication and leads to better outcomes. The better you and your mentees know each other, the more support and ...

We’ve spent decades building frameworks to help people lead teams: courses, certifications, coaching, culture decks. All aimed at shaping better managers of humans. But that’s no longer enough.

In the past week, without meaning to, I’ve met several former direct reports in different contexts. (In org-speak, a direct report is someone whose evaluation you write.) They’re all terrific people—I ...

Not a trick question at all. The number of direct reports and overall reports plays a role in how a person is compensated. If Pontiphex is right, that's a wide range that can have serious implications ...

I’ve shared many of your articles with my “direct reports.” There’s a thought: “direct reports”. In our insanely politically correct world, we’ve gone out of our way to avoid calling them ...

Four Tesla execs announced in the past week that they were leaving or had already left the company. Several of the executives had worked at Tesla for nearly a decade or more. Tesla is set to unveil ...

A conversation with IMD Business School’s Ginka Toegel on creating more positive team dynamics. While most good bosses try to be fair and balanced with their direct reports, it’s only human to prefer ...

Microsoft is among the latest to cut middle management jobs. Tech giants like Intel, Amazon, and Google are also flattening their structures for efficiency. Experts say that while flattening can speed ...