All too often, good leadership is viewed as a more enticing and important topic than good management. People aspire to be leaders; they are trained to be managers. Many don’t even want to be referred ...

I want to dive into the saying “people don’t quit bad jobs, they quit bad managers.” It’s a common saying that most people have heard, but I don’t think the impact of this idea is fully understood or ...

Women and tech have a complicated relationship. It’s not that women aren’t interested or gifted or passionate about work in the tech industry; it’s the systemic issues that have historically made it ...

Bentonville, Arkansas, a once-quaint rural community in the Ozark Mountains, is home to 60,000 residents. Bentonville also happens to be the corporate headquarters of Walmart, the largest private ...

Managers should preserve and increase the productivity of their employees. The ultimate goals are to avoid time waste, streamline efficiency so tasks can be handled in less time, and get more done ...

The difference between a good manager and a great one lies not just in the message they convey, but also in the behaviors they model and the values they reinforce. While a good manager can achieve ...

There are different types of bosses, with different types of strengths. Some are great at getting things done, some are great at motivating others to get things done. The marketplace needs both — but ...

A former HR leader at Microsoft and executive coach for Fortune 500 decision-makers, Nawaz offers actionable frameworks in her book on how to become a better manager, backed by lessons from her ...

“72 percent of managers say they respond to messages and calls within 24 hours.” “51 percent of employees say their managers respond within 24 hours.” “69 percent of managers say they provide quality ...

Members of the Technical.ly team — none of whom are bad managers — in December 2023 Two internal candidates were up for a vacant management position. Both were thoughtful, hardworking and invested in ...

Managers come and go. Great systems endure—and compound greatness. There are seven brutal truths that separate good managers from bad—trust, clear boundaries, courage under pressure, and so on, ...