Management styles

Most managerial work happens through talk--discussions, meetings, presentations, negotiations. And it is through talk that managers evaluate others and...

Today's leaders need to cultivate a range of approaches, rather than a fixed style.

When jobs are broken down into tiny pieces, employees have more flexibility-- but managers need to design jobs and delegate differently than they have...

Jim Keane, president and COO of Steelcase Inc., explains where managers should devote their time; their job isn't to be the smartest person in the room--it's...

Soft management does not mean weak management, says William Peace in this 1991 article. It means candor, openness, and vulnerability, but it also means...

You and your boss play key roles in each other's success. Take the initiative in managing this important relationship by getting to know your boss well...

In January 2008, CBS anchor Katie Couric asked then-candidate Barack Obama what single book, apart from the Bible, he would bring with him to the White...

Clarify your feedback process.

Corporate America and the U.S. Navy share one big problem: employee retention. Today's knowledge workers hop from start-up to start-up. And 40% of the...

Jeremy Hicks, Zagante Systems' lead programmer, walks into the office at eight o'clock on a Sunday night and does a double take when he spots his boss,...

Leaders and followers both associate authenticity with sincerity, honesty, and integrity. It's the real thing--the attribute that uniquely defines great...

In the late 1970s, the author read everything he could about Japanese business. But only by working for Japanese companies has he been able to learn about...

When struggling companies look for a new chief executive today, the one quality they prize above all others is charisma. But once they've recruited a...

It isn't always easy to change leadership hats or to alter the way you assess a business problem. Under pressure, most executives fall back on the management...

When misunderstandings arise among members of global teams, it's often because managers conflate attitudes toward authority and attitudes toward decision...

AllerGen, a young biotechnology firm, is heading for trouble, possibly even bankruptcy. The company's one product--a vaccine for people allergic to cats--may...

Hiring good people is tough, but keeping them can be even tougher. The professionals streaming out of today's MBA programs are so well educated and achievement...

How leaders can leverage the power of hope - while avoiding its pitfalls.

Hiring good people is tough, but keeping them can be even tougher. The professionals streaming out of today's MBA programs are so well educated and achievement...

Over the past decade, 360-degree feedback has revolutionized performance management. But one of its components--peer appraisal--consistently stymies executives...