You too can learn to be a leader
Leadership comes naturally to some but everyone can learn the skills you can use to motivate and develop your team.
Harvard Business Review
Being nice is not enough
The man who invented EQ — emotional intelligence — says it’s often misunderstood.
Why stand-up meetings don’t always work
They’re all the rage but asking your staff to stand and deliver can hamper creativity.
Do you know burnout when you see it?
Uncertainty was a defining characteristic of 2020, and with it came record-high levels of burnout.
How Erno Rubik changed our world
The inventor of the 3-D puzzle talks creativity and business.
Diagnosed with insomnia? Here’s how I get more sleep
In my quest for beauty sleep, I’ve tried everything from aromatherapy and melatonin to acupressure and camomile tea. But alas. Each temporary fix has been exactly that: a passing relief.
How fake customer reviews do — and don’t — work, and the workaround
Sellers manipulating e-commerce can be beaten.
The US army’s new approach to managing talent
Changing course in any large bureacracy is never easy, and the army faced all the usual obstacles.
How Apple is organised for innovation
A functional structure may have been unsurprising for a company of Apple’s. What is surprising – in fact, remarkable – is that it retains it today,
When overconfidence is contagious
How do cultures of overconfidence emerge and become infused in an organisation?
Phish & tips
Companies dread the phishing expeditions that can destroy huge data files. Here’s how to avoid the worst.
How to get your dream job
It’s tough time whether you are entering the workforce or looking for new opportunities. But there are strategies you can use.
How to stay creative during the pandemic
For many people the monotony of the past few months while working from home has sapped their innovation. What to do?
Work from anywhere, but think first
You know it’s now possible, but before you close your office and go remote, there are some pluses and minuses to consider.
Watching the chronometer at work
Don’t beat yourself up if you are too sleepy to work in the morning. It’s not necessarily your fault.
The truth about resilience
We don’t need our leaders to sugarcoat reality. Humans do better when they know the score and can move forward without fear.
It’s (still) the people, stupid
Technology will take your business into the future, but make sure you get the people piece right.
How to win with machine learning
How can you use machine learning to create something competitors can’t easily imitate?
Here’s how to fix Facebook
Social media is not all bad, so let’s stay calm and tackle real structural change that will improve — not destroy it.
The year my company almost broke
She’s Silicon Valley royalty but when Washington came after her, she had to dig deep. Anne Wojcicki, founder of genetics company 23andMe, ir her own words.
It’s the people, stupid: why your digital project is failing
If you want your business to go digital, you need to pull together the right team.
Is this the moment to shift gears?
Women are applauded for managing the pandemic better than men. True or not, there has been a change in the zeitgeist.
Family first time
The line between work and home is fuzzier than ever thanks to COVID-19. Perhaps it’s time to try some corporate techniques in the kitchen.
Why we need to treat women differently
Denying the existence of differences between men and women was a useful phase we had to go through. It got us to here. But now it’s hurting women.
The new normal
It’s not easy to know that the future will bring, but this group of leaders has some ideas
A brief history of the office
Workplaces are set for big changes thanks to the pandemic but it’s worth looking back to examine their evolution.
Doing strategy on the other side
The COVID-19 crisis has wrong-footed many business leaders. But there are ways to get your strategy back on track.
Pivoting in a pandemic
The reality of how companies are dealing with the crisis tells a very different story, one of pivoting to business models conducive to short-term survival along with long-term resilience and growth.
Friends with benefits
We need friends, not just colleagues at work.
Entrepreneurs don’t disrupt, they expand
Upheaval should be a side-effect, not the main game.
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