I have been asked about tips and strategies to help individuals be effective in working remotely during this COVID-19 (coronavirus)...

I thought this might be an interesting case study. I’ve come across many articles where writers (both lay and scholars) have stated that...

An Introduction to Management Consultancy by Marc Baaij is a book that really pulls back the curtains and reveals the inner workings of...

[Note: This post was updated July 2024 for freshness & clarity.] In the book, Extreme Ownership, Leif Babin (a U.S. Navy SEAL officer who...

“Oversupervising or undersupervising—that is, giving people too much or too little direction—has a negative impact on people’s...

Overplanning is defined as planning excessively or in more detail than is necessary. No Amount of Planning Can Ever Replace Just Getting...

“Layoffs are mostly bad for companies, harmful for the economy, and devastating for employees.” -Newsweek (2010) In December 2017, I...

In a Wall Street Journal article, Staats (2018) writes, “we have an action bias: We would rather be seen doing something than doing...

NOTE: For this book review, I intentionally and excessively quoted the authors throughout the post. I do this for two reasons: (1) I...

Many of us miss a key point about the importance of followership. Indeed, most people hold a negative view of followership (Kelley,...

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Awaken, Align, Accelerate (2011) is a leadership development and coaching guide from MDA Leadership Consulting. The book harnesses “the...

I was asked by a writer for my thoughts about physical workspaces (e.g., open office layout, green landscapes, expansive views, etc.) and...

[Note: This post was updated July 2020 for freshness & clarity.] “The notion that there are only a few great people who can lead others...

[Note: This post was updated July 2022 for freshness & clarity.] In the book, The Truth About Managing People, professor Stephen P....

Athletics carrying a crew canoe over heads | Credit: Clerkenwell I was contacted by a freelance writer working on a blog post for the...

“Change can generate deep resistance in people and in organizations, thus making it difficult, if not impossible, to implement...

Much of the original research on Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) came from the field of sociology. Two sociologists from University...

Deceiving Others By Using the Truth Paltering is “an active form of deception that involves the use of truthful statements to convey a...

Before delving into the barriers of an effective team, you must first understand the difference between a team and a group: “The...