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Google’s Secret Formula for Management? Doing the Basics Well
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Research: When Losing Out on a Big Opportunity Helps Your Career
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Helping New Managers Succeed
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Managing an Underperformer Who Thinks They’re Doing Great
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A Question of Character
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The Toxic Handler: Organizational Hero—and Casualty
Organizational culture Magazine ArticleWhen companies cause emotional pain through nasty bosses, layoffs, and change, a certain breed of “healing” manager steps in to keep the gears moving. They are toxic handlers—unsung corporate heroes who save the day, but often pay a high price. -
What Good Leaders Do When Replacing Bad Leaders
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Giving a High Performer Productive Feedback
Managing people Best PracticeGiving feedback, particularly constructive feedback, is often a stressful task. As counterintuitive as it may seem, giving feedback to a top performer can be even tougher. Top performers may not have obvious development needs and in identifying those needs, you can sometimes feel like you’re being nitpicky or over-demanding. In addition, top performers may not […] -
6 Ways to Reenergize a Depleted Team
Managing people Digital ArticleIf your team isn’t displaying the vibrant energy they once had, these practices can help. -
Manny Ramirez and the Dilemma of the Badly Behaved Superstar
Managing conflicts Digital ArticleIf you are a manager responsible for the fate of a superstar performer whom no one on your team can stand, look at what the Boston Red Sox did and smile. The Red Sox just traded Manny Ramirez — arguably the best player on their team, one of the best of his era – because […] -
How to Stop Delegating and Start Teaching
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Let’s Abolish Self-Appraisal
Managing people Digital ArticleAsking an employee to write a self-appraisal using the company’s appraisal form is a common performance management practice. It’s a deceptively attractive technique. An employee’s self-appraisal and rating should give the manager valuable data on the quality of an individual’s performance. It previews what to expect when the two sit down to discuss the manager’s […] -
Life’s Work: An Interview with John Cleese
Creativity Magazine ArticlePhotography: RexUSA John Cleese became a comedy icon in the 1970s for his work on Monty Python’s Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers. Later, while continuing to act, he ventured into corporate training, producing videos that mixed management wisdom with dry British wit. He’s now working on a memoir, doing stand-up shows to pay his alimony […] -
To Make Hybrid Work, Solicit Employees' Input
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAsk these questions to get at their real concerns, needs, and preferences. -
Is it Time for Mutiny?
Managing people Digital ArticleA close study of the real thing — seafarers’ insurrections during the Age of Discovery — might help you decide. -
Workforce Analytics Isn’t as Scary as It Sounds
Managing people Digital ArticleWhen faced with a major investment decision, how many organizations would bet their success on a gut feeling? How many organizations would rely mainly on intuition when taking a new product to market? Not many. Yet, when it comes to the workforce — one of a company’s most expensive and valuable assets — too many […] -
Fear of Feedback
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleNobody likes performance reviews. Subordinates are terrified they'll hear nothing but criticism. Bosses, for their part, think their direct reports will... -
How to Manage an Employee Who's Struggling to Perform Remotely
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBe empathetic - but don't lower the bar. -
3 Simple Ways to Motivate Your Team Members
Organizational Development Digital ArticleMake any job "great" with a few small changes.
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Teamwork at the Top
Collaboration and teams SpotlightIt’s not just who’s in the room—it’s how they behave together. -
New Rules for Teamwork
Collaboration and teams SpotlightCollaboration is more complex than ever—and more difficult to get right. Here’s how organizations can build better teams. -
Tom Brady on the Art of Leading Teammates
Collaboration and teams SpotlightThe NFL great explains how he motivated himself and fellow players. -
Build Better Teams
Management Digital ArticleThis issue's Spotlight consists of four articles on leading teams. The first, "New Rules for Teamwork," by McKinsey's Angus Dawson and Katy George, introduces... -
Kickstart Your New Hire’s Success by Connecting them to the Right People
Developing employees Digital ArticleThree tips to help an employee identify who knows what and how everyone fits together. -
Breaking Down Barriers to Belonging for Women of Color in Tech
Inclusion and belonging Digital ArticleResearch sheds light on the top contributors and detractors to belonging — and how companies can address them. -
17 Team-Building Activities for In-Person, Remote, and Hybrid Teams
Managing employees Digital ArticleEmployees with strong relationships at work are more creative, collaborative, and likely to stay with their organization. -
How Biases About Motherhood Impact All Women at Work
Gender Digital ArticleResearch shows the maternal wall is an obstacle regardless of whether women plan to have children or not. -
Overcome Your Fear of Giving Feedback
Giving feedback Digital ArticleThree ways managers make the process harder than it needs to be. -
Research: 4 Ways Employees Respond to DEI Initiatives
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleIt’s not as simple as classifying people for or against diversity, equity, and inclusion. -
How to Get the Most Out of Your Relationship with a Career Sponsor
Motivating people Digital ArticleThese four strategies can help. -
Creating Stability Is Just as Important as Managing Change
Motivating people Digital ArticleTo do their best work, employees need to feel a sense of consistency — not constant upheaval. -
Stop Playing Favorites
Managing people Magazine ArticleAll managers have in-groups and out-groups. Here’s how to manage those dynamics more effectively. -
3 Ways to Build a Culture That Lets High Performers Thrive
High potential employees Digital ArticleStop getting in the way of your top talent. -
Constant Change Is Rewriting the Psychological Contract with Employees
Managing people Digital ArticleIn the face of rising dissatisfaction, leaders need to revisit their unwritten agreements with workers — and agree on a sustainable path forward. -
5 Traps to Avoid as You Gain Power as a Leader
Power and influence Digital ArticlePower will change you — and your relationships. How you wield it can make or break your success. -
3 Ways to Compassionately Hold Your Team Accountable
Motivating people Digital ArticleWhy some teams are more successful at meeting deadlines, hitting targets, and growing revenues. -
How Gen AI Can Make Work More Fulfilling
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleResearch-backed ways to increase employees’ enjoyment of work by reducing time spent on unpleasant tasks. -
When Your Team Offloads Their Stress onto You
Managing employees Digital ArticleFive strategies for taking care of yourself so you can care for others. -
Research: Why We Choose the Hard Way to Do Tedious Tasks
Health and behavioral science Digital ArticleAnd how to stop getting stuck in ruts.
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MacAfee Building Supply: Improving Performance Across Retail Stores (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details MacAfee Building Supply, a distributor of building supplies and heating and plumbing products, had grown to become the largest company of its kind in... -
Mobil USM&R (A2)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Second of a two-part case on the development and use of a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) at Mobil's US Marketing and Refining Division. This case describes... -
The Container Store
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The Container Store (TCS) is a Texas-based retailer of organization and storage solutions. The company prides itself in taking care of its employees first... -
Eugene Kirby (A)
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Shell: A Company of Opportunity?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The Opportunity Hub was a cloud-based platform that enabled managers to market projects they were working on and associated resourcing needs as 'Opportunity... -
HBR Guide to Being a Great Boss Toolkit
79.95View Details Are you a good boss--or a great one? Good bosses can handle the day-to-day work of running a team. Great bosses go beyond that, finding ways to help employees... -
Southfield Packaging
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Southfield Packaging provides packaging materials and services to medical device manufacturers. The case examines the relationship between a corporate... -
One Page Talent Management, with a New Introduction: Eliminating Complexity, Adding Value
35.00View Details A radical approach to growing high-quality talent--fast. You know that winning in today's marketplace requires top-quality talent. You also know what... -
Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Describes how the Balanced Scorecard built by the Online Financial Services (OFS) group is used to select the highest-priority initiatives for the organization.... -
Rob Parson at Morgan Stanley (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Rob Parson was a star producer in Morgan Stanley's Capital Markets division. He had been recruited from a competitor the prior year and had generated... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Performance Management (with bonus article "Reinventing Performance Management" by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall)
24.95View Details Performance management is changing. Adapt your approach along with it. For decades, performance management has been seen as an annual chore by managers... -
Harvard Business Review 20-Minute Manager Ultimate Boxed Set (16 Books)
200.00View Details This 16-volume, specially priced boxed set makes a perfect gift for aspiring leaders who are short on time but need advice fast, on topics from creating... -
Jensen Shoes: Jane Kravitz's Story
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Jane Kravitz (Caucasian female), strategic product manager, and Lyndon Brooks (African American male), a member of her staff at Jensen Shoes, a successful... -
HBR Guide to Leading Through Change
Management Book21.95View Details Drive transformation. Change is now constant. As a leader, you must serve as interpreter, project manager, cheerleader, and conduit. Plans evolve. Contexts... -
Playgrounds and Performance: Results Management at KaBOOM! (C)
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Trust (Paperback + Ebook)
Management Special Offer34.95View Details Business success begins with trust. Trust is the basis for all that we do as leaders and as organizations. Employees who trust their employers are more... -
Eugene Kirby (B)
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Managing Performance
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Encourages managers to think critically about how to prepare for and give a performance appraisal interview. Presents frameworks for evaluating subordinates'... -
Customer's Calls at Simplex Bank
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The case describes the challenges that George Diaz, Chief Operating Officer of Simplex Bank in Peru faces, regarding the operational inefficiencies and... -
ATH Technologies (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout.
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MacAfee Building Supply: Improving Performance Across Retail Stores (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details MacAfee Building Supply, a distributor of building supplies and heating and plumbing products, had grown to become the largest company of its kind in... -
Google’s Secret Formula for Management? Doing the Basics Well
Business management Digital ArticleEmployees learn how to run meetings, have conversations, and set goals. -
Research: When Losing Out on a Big Opportunity Helps Your Career
Careers ResearchA study of 1,000 early-career scientists. -
Helping New Managers Succeed
Talent management Digital Articleby Lauren Keller Johnson -
Managing an Underperformer Who Thinks They’re Doing Great
Underperforming employees Digital ArticleFive ways to close the gap — without crushing their spirit. -
A Question of Character
Leadership Magazine ArticleJoe Ryan turned a small-town cosmetics company into a national powerhouse, making employees happy and shareholders rich in the process. Does it really matter that he cheats on his wife? -
The Toxic Handler: Organizational Hero—and Casualty
Organizational culture Magazine ArticleWhen companies cause emotional pain through nasty bosses, layoffs, and change, a certain breed of “healing” manager steps in to keep the gears moving. They are toxic handlers—unsung corporate heroes who save the day, but often pay a high price. -
What Good Leaders Do When Replacing Bad Leaders
Leadership transitions Digital ArticleThree actions to help your team move on. -
Giving a High Performer Productive Feedback
Managing people Best PracticeGiving feedback, particularly constructive feedback, is often a stressful task. As counterintuitive as it may seem, giving feedback to a top performer can be even tougher. Top performers may not have obvious development needs and in identifying those needs, you can sometimes feel like you’re being nitpicky or over-demanding. In addition, top performers may not […] -
6 Ways to Reenergize a Depleted Team
Managing people Digital ArticleIf your team isn’t displaying the vibrant energy they once had, these practices can help.