Benefits and conversations around mental health evolved during the pandemic. Workplace cultures are starting to catch up.
Tag: Managing People
Crisis Leadership Lessons from Polar Explorer Ernest Shackleton
Discover lessons in building a team, learning from bad bosses, and cultivating empathy.
Research: How Ratings Systems Shape User Behavior in the Gig Economy
A study reveals surprising differences between displaying an average score or individual reviews.
4 Reasons Why Managers Fail
Nearly half of all managers report buckling under the stress of their role and struggling to deliver.
How to Make Tough Decisions as a Manager
There’s no formula for the difficult moments managers face, but there are questions you should consider.
6 Mistakes Leaders Make When Announcing Layoffs
There’s no way to sugarcoat the bad news. But you can deliver it with respect and compassion.
5 Well-Intentioned Behaviors That Can Hurt Your Team
How to tell if your efforts to be supportive are actually counterproductive.
When You Make the Leap to Manager
Organizational behavior expert Alison Wood Brooks takes questions from listeners who are struggling as first-time bosses.
Research Roundup: How the Pandemic Changed Management
Lessons from 69 articles published in top management and applied psychology journals.
Surveilling Employees Erodes Trust — and Puts Managers in a Bind
Research offers three ways leaders can navigate the benefits and backlash of using electronic monitoring systems.
Companies Can Win by Reducing Overwork
A conversation with University of Georgia professor Malissa Clark dispelling myths about workaholism.
It’s Time to Redefine Our Gendered Idea of “Ambition”
Rather than enforcing a binary point of view — you’re either climbing up the ladder or stepping aside — skillful managers don’t equate pace with potential.
How to Talk to Your Team About a Decision You Disagree With
Upper management sometimes makes choices you don’t like. How can you navigate your disappointment with grace and resilience?
How to Become a Better Manager
Sundial co-founder Julie Zhuo takes questions from listeners who are struggling to manage team dynamics.
How to Reduce the Friction that Hurts You — and Harness the Friction that Helps
Stanford’s Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao on how to boost efficiency and satisfaction while also improving innovation and decision-making.
The Art of Giving Feedback
How to make sure your message is clear — and lands the way you intend.
How High-Performing Teams Build Trust
A survey of 1,000 workers identified five behaviors.
Building a Culture of Respect on Your Team
There are two types of workplace respect: owed and earned. And your team needs both.
How Calibration Meetings Introduce Bias into Performance Reviews
These meetings, in which supervisors discuss and adjust ratings across the company, are often intended to eradicate bias. In fact, they can have the opposite effect.
How to Conduct Motivating Performance Reviews When Business Is Down
What can you do to inspire your team in the absence of typical incentives like raises and promotions?