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Matthew FrayThe Atlantic |
Employees are expected to bring bold ideas but fear career consequences if they fail. Here’s why workplace culture often suppresses creativity
Members of Generation Z are now in their late 20s — and they're climbing the corporate ladder with their own expectations about the workplace
What can we learn from Apple's incredible run over the second half of the company’s history?
Women, who make up half of all workplace managers, are significantly more likely than men to experience microaggressions that undermine their...
Businesses tend to overinvest in what already works, which can weaken adaptation over time. Success and stability can set up some organizations for...
Leadership turnover, restructuring, and weak knowledge management systems can erase organizational memory, forcing companies to relearn the same...
Discover why being right can silence teams, erode psychological safety, and quietly tank performance
Meetings are the price we pay for unclear thinking and ambiguous communication. Writing — clear, thoughtful writing — has become a leadership...
The real battle for talent might not be about remote versus in-office work anymore. Now it's about time autonomy
Multiple studies show companies with happier employees deliver stronger long-term returns, proving worker morale has real financial impact
U.S. middle management job postings were about 42% lower in late 2025 than at their April 2022 peak, according to Revelio Labs.
Gen Z is redefining promotions and leadership, as 40% of Gen Zers only want promotions if they don’t involve becoming a manager
The need for the primary functions of middle managers is as strong as ever. But while middle management isn’t disappearing, it is being reinvented
Quiet consistency beats flashy performance: the routine, often undesirable, frequently boring behaviors that improve the lives of customers and...
It’s a predictable response to unclear priorities, depleted energy, and restarting internal systems without recalibrating them first
Leaders often reach for familiar explanations and fixes. But this misdiagnosis frames end-of-year burnout as seasonal laziness or a motivation gap
Once a metric is used as a goal for performance, people may change their behavior to optimize for the metric itself — which often undermines the point
One strategic, year-end maneuver to employ or fine-tune as a kind of organizational cleanse is a Keep-Kill-Change audit. Here's how it works
It’s not uncommon for leaders to prioritize idea generation over follow-through. But that unintentionally normalizes incomplete work
Leadership Give thanks — and be a better leader Gratitude doesn’t affect only happiness. In the workplace, it affects performance, where the...
The difference between being one of the best leaders or one of the worst boils down to listening. Here's what managers should do
The Microsoft founder is turning 70. Let’s explore some of our our favorite leadership ideas, habits, and lessons he has shared over the years
Leadership lessons from William McRaven, best known for his role as the Navy SEAL commander in charge of the team that took down Osama Bin Laden
When leaders build a culture of safety, people feel empowered to communicate honestly without negative consequences. A lot of good can result from...
A great partnership doesn’t guarantee great business outcomes. Here's what to know about having two CEOs at once
Here's what leaders need to know about asking questions — and about being asked questions themselves
Leaders and managers don’t need to be data scientists, but they do need to know how to read and apply data in context
A recent survey found that almost half of all workers don't think their bosses understand what they contribute. Here's how you can avoid that dynamic
The professionals who rise fastest are those who behave like stewards of the entire business and step beyond their job descriptions
Catching people in the act of doing something right and naming precisely what they did well delivers a clear and lasting learning signal
In some regards, workplace dynamics have a lot in common with romantic relationships
An invalidation pattern is often the biggest threat to trust erosion in people’s relationships, but it disguises itself as harmless disagreement.
Employee turnover remains a persistent and frustrating problem for organizations. Here's one way to solve it
The ability to navigate hard conversations successfully is a critical skill — for individuals as well as companies
Invisible labor at work isn't just a fairness or culture issue. It directly affects profitability, productivity, and employee retention