Management

Rajeev Peshawaria is the CEO of the ICLIF Leadership & Governance Centre and the author of “Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders.” He has...

This guest post is by Alexandra Levit, author of “Blind Spots: The 10 Business Myths You Can’t Afford to Believe on Your New Path...

Peter Cobb is co-founder and senior vice president of eBags.com, the leading online retailer of luggage, handbags, backpacks and business cases. Peter has been...

SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...

Mike Ettling is the CEO of NorthGateArinso, a provider of human resources business solutions through technology, outsourcing and consulting. Recently, SmartBrief asked Ettling about...

Racism. That’s a charged word. Companies reprimand employees for blatant, careless comments about color, ethnicity, religion and gender. But most discrimination is far more...

SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...

The ability to communicate is not merely the ability to string words together coherently. It is the ability to authentically connect with people. If...

An obituary is a recitation of facts embellished with stories. A eulogy is a song of praise to a life well led. It may...

One of the most fundamental rules of effective negotiating is to maintain emotional neutrality. Being emotionally neutral means emptying your mind of all past...

Succeeding in spite of resistance is a traditional problem of leadership. A leader ought to welcome resistance and work with it. A successful leader...

Is your organization doing a good job of developing its leadership pipeline? Leadership-development opportunities start with entry-level supervision roles, and a recent study suggests...

“Moneyball” was a book and movie based on Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane and his use of statistics (sabermetrics, to be precise) to...

How long can you hold your breath? Better yet, unless it’s dangerous to your health, try it right now: hold your breath as long...

I feel like I’m a little out of my element when it comes to giving recruiting advice. While I’ve written over 700 posts on...

Leaders need to inspire the trust of those they lead. When the heat is on, leaders need to radiate calmness, clarity and most of...

The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that...

I remember the comment as if it were yesterday. As a high-school teacher living in Chicago, I had been invited to a school weekend...

The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that...

This post is sponsored by Alan Fox, author of People Tools for Business. A growing number of business leaders are stepping out of their...

Much has been written about leadership and “turnaround” situations. Loads of tips are out there for becoming a superhero executive , a heroic doctor...

While you wait for today’s SmartBrief on Workforce, check out these additional links. My vote on item #2: “What’s the point of making more...

While you wait for your SmartBrief on Workforce, check out these additional links we found this morning: When the interview subject takes control How...

Social networking sites have made reaching out to people a lot easier. But sometimes you have to leave the office to find the information...

Just in time for the start of the holidays, some workers have some good news to help boost their good cheer. Recent surveys show...

I love HRevolution, which is in Atlanta this year, because it’s designed to encourage conversation among the human resources professionals, recruiters and business leaders...

Alexandra Robbins is the author of the book “The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School,”...

SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Sustainability — tracks feedback from more than 17,000 CSR leaders. We run the poll...

Leaders bring people together for a common purpose and find ways to leave the organization in a better place than when they found it....

This post is by contributor Mary C. Schaefer, a speaker, coach, trainer and consultant specializing in creating manager-employee communication breakthroughs and functional and positive...

Dave Hager is Devon Energy‘s executive vice president of exploration and production, and Bill Whitsitt is executive vice president of public affairs at Devon...

Chelsea Hejny is a social media writer at ShortStack, a tab-designing tool that creates custom Facebook pages. Hejny also works as a president of...

How would you describe your organization/department/team’s culture? Take a moment and select three words or phrases that describe your company culture. Write them down...

As business owners know, not all changes, problems or events that affect businesses are predictable. Low-probability events are difficult to envision — and it...

SmartBrief is partnering with Big Think to create a weekly video spotlight in SmartBrief on Leadership called “VIP Corner: Video Insights Powered by Big...

In last month’s SmartBlog post on corporate culture, I outlined how high-performing, values-aligned organizations establish clear performance expectations as well as values expectations. Creating...

Congratulations, you’re now the boss! Welcome to the deep end of the pool — now it’s time to learn to swim. Managing your first...

Have you ever noticed that committees or management teams tend to spend way too much time in meetings endlessly debating the most unimportant or...

Some managers are perceived as micromanagers, while others are so far removed from the day to day that they just administrate. So what’s right?...

Have some tough news to deliver? Use a one-two approach: affirm their value, then critique their performance. Too often managers open with the tough...

Techniques fiction writers employ to develop characters can provide insight into how managers develop their employees. Learn the secret that one novelist, Ellis Avery,...

The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council, an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. The YEC recently launched #StartupLab,...