Shared Leadership

Playing Office Politics Without Selling Your Soul

Robert B. Kaiser, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Derek Lusk

Company politics suffer from bad press. Yet, it is quite possible to reconcile political sense and integrity.

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Help Your Team Manage Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout

Rich Fernandez

How to develop your team’s resilience and efficiency.

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How small shifts in leadership can transform your team dynamic

Caroline Webb

How to capitalize on positive emotions to support team performance.

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Your Network’s Structure Matters More than Its Size

Kelsey Libert

Develop a good understanding of how networks operate.

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Don’t Let Power Corrupt You

Dacher Keltner

Beware of the isolation that lurks around each leader, which might get him/her to err. To avoid it, it is necessary to regularly step back to review our attitudes and behaviors as a manager.

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Learning from the Persuasive Genius of Great Leaders

Elizabeth Doty

Good negotiators are those who adapt their arguments and angle of attack to the party on the other side of the table.

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Ascending to the C-suite

Rajiv Chandran, Hortense de la Boutetière, Carolyn Dewar

A survey on the problems frequently encountered by newly promoted senior executives.

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Self-Promotion for Professionals from Countries Where Bragging Is Bad

Dorie Clark, Andy Molinsky

Numerous cultures promote humbleness and the collective—which does not prevent people from needing to actively manage their professional reputation to succeed. How can you deal with this paradox?

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The Authenticity Trap for Workers Who Are Not Straight, White Men

Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Should we fit into the mold of the dominant leadership model or should we stay true to ourselves? A dilemma that is all the more acute for leaders coming from minorities.

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Be Yourself, but Carefully

Lisa Rosh, Lynn Offermann

While leaders, including managers of managers, are sometimes tempted to overdo authenticity, this approach should be used wisely to avoid undermining the trust of subordinates.

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