Discusses leadership in transition, change, or turn-around situations.

This article explores the challenges of tight labor markets in advanced economies, and offers actions for companies and policymakers to address them.

Is there a right way to handle mass layoffs?

If you’re smart enough to be in a leadership position, you probably have a pretty high IQ. But if you want to bring out the best in your people, you’ll also need a high EQ. In fact, studies show your...

Rude leadership is toxic to the culture of an organization, and it can demoralize employees and create a hostile work environment.

They say a CEO’s work is never done, as there is always ‘one more thing’ that needs your attention. However, as a CEO, at some point, you will find yourself out of the office for an extended period....

Tips on how to become an approachable leader. Why leadership should be approachable.

Do you consider yourself lucky? Too many of us take important things for granted—simply because we’ve enjoyed their benefits for so long. Are you grateful?

Do you know how to recover from a very public mistake? John Baldoni offers leaders tips based on TV's "Borgen."

In an uncertain economy and a rapidly changing, volatile business environment, major catastrophes and even small setbacks cause people to question their beliefs. “Why did this happen” or “What could...

Executive coaching can help leaders understand their role within the company and the possibilities they can pursue to improve.

Hiring a business coach is the single best investment you can make in your professional success. Here are 5 reasons why.

Courage in leadership, while displayed by a few, is conspicuously absent in many of today’s organizations. It’s often easier to avoid making the tough decisions, holding people accountable, or...

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In this Nano Tool for Leaders, Wharton’s Peter Cappelli explains how you can avoid the potentially career-limiting pitfalls of hybrid and remote work as companies adapt to a new normal.…Read More

Thank you, Melanie! You’re a rock star. The group loved you! Jay ❤️❤️❤️

When we over-apologize, we rob apologies of their impact. Use these three tactics instead.

These philosophies from well-known business leaders can help you build out a successful staff.

Participants in my workshops and webinars regularly hear encouragement and reminders from me to use a professional journal. I've long believed journaling is one of the most powerful continuous...

Gary Vaynerchuk – or GaryVee – joins Rapid Response to preach the need for widespread empathy and fearless leadership.

7 leadership lessons Chris Kay learned as CEO @WeAreSaatchi, which he takes to AndOpen #FCImpactCouncil

There are a lot of ways a leader, people in general actually, can cause communication to go sideways. Perhaps the biggest is simply not communicating often enough. Assuming people know what you’re …

The unintended consequences of these actual reward systems, compared to what values they say they encourage, are organizations that are overly conservative and risk-averse.

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Elevate your status by bringing value.

Excellent post by Harry Flaris! Make time for your folks. Thanks, Harry. Jay

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In the annals of business, Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger, who died in November at age 99, had few—perhaps no—peers. An exclusive excerpt from the newly updated edition of Poor Charlie’s...

We spoke to experts about what an aging workforce means for organizations and best practices for hiring and retaining older workers.

While some people have more of a disposition toward confidence than others, it’s something we can all build. How to build confidence.

Today’s leaders can learn a crucial lesson from Theodore Roosevelt’s approach to building the Panama Canal.

I used to do a lot of Goal Setting workshops for older kids with special needs. These were primarily high school age kids that for a variety of reasons were no longer able to go to school in the ma…

The ego is one of the biggest barriers to success. Particularly for leaders who rely on confidence, conviction and self-assurance for effectiveness, an overactive ego can destroy collaborative...

I had a wonderful experience when I coauthored the book Lead with LUV: A Different Way to Create Real Success with my good friend Colleen Barrett, president emeritus of Southwest Airlines. Colleen …

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Mark Miller shares four choices smart leaders make to overcome obstacles and achieve success.

Savvy managers will drop old workplace "givens" and embrace "ungivens" as a tool to combat employee retention.