Leadership & Career

Despite legal challenges and backlash toward corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a new survey by the Littler Mendelson law firm found most employers staying committed to, or even expanding, their DEI efforts.

Anthony Iannarino, author of The Negativity Fast: Proven Techniques to Increase Positivity, Reduce Fear, and Boost Success, was a constant complainer who recognized that he was hard to live with and not that happy. In this book, Iannarino relates the benefits he achieved by reducing negative thinkin

If you ask a departing subordinate why she’s jumping ship, it’s likely the answer will include better pay and benefits and a lack of opportunity for advancement. You can’t do much about pay and benefits, but you can leverage the training programs you already have in place to prevent subordinates fro

Ever feel like some of your employees slept through that elementary school presentation on the Golden Rule? It might be up to you to reteach it—and fast.

It’s no secret that a primary part of your job as a manager is making promises. But what good are promises if you can’t consistently honor your word and follow through with them? Leadership author and keynote speaker Eric Papp’s new book, Manage Promises Not People, discusses how to best think about

Managers need help. More specifically, you need help in the form of training to skillfully handle your teams, some of whom are in person at the office and many others who are working in a hybrid and remote way. How are managers managing all this? Not well, according to research.

Chances are, you’ve already held your first meeting of 2024 to brainstorm with your staff and plan for the upcoming year. You might notice that the promise of a new year and a clean slate brings renewed motivation, reinvigorated enthusiasm for work projects and a list of goals to achieve. It’s great

Are your employees prepared to work outdoors in frigid winter weather? OSHA provides pages of online advice to help keep workers safe when temperatures plunge.

In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Clark Griswold’s dream of installing a backyard swimming pool for his family dissolves when the envelope he thinks contains a hefty holiday bonus reveals a subscription to the Jelly of the Month Club. While his anger triggers a series of hilarious events, an

There’s nothing more exciting than starting a new role. First-time managers especially experience significant professional growth in their first two years. But this trend doesn’t continue as research data shows manager effectiveness plateaus after two years in a role.